Meister Protection Services, Inc. v. Plain Dealer Publishing Co.

This affidavit of disqualification filed by Louis Columbo, counsel for defendants, seeks the disqualification of Judge Daniel O. Corrigan, from further proceedings regarding the above-captioned case. The underlying case is *1235a defamation action filed against the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the newspaper’s employees.

Affiant contends that Judge Corrigan should be disqualified because the defendant-newspaper has published a series of articles, columns, and editorials relative to Judge Corrigan’s conduct and extended absence from the bench. Because the defendant-newspaper’s publications have been…