State v. Lindon (In re Saffold)

*1272{¶ 1} Defendant, James L. Lindon, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold from presiding over any further proceedings in the above-referenced criminal case, which the court of appeals remanded for a hearing on Mr. Lindon's motion to suppress.

{¶ 2} Mr. Lindon recently filed a federal lawsuit against Judge Saffold alleging that the community-control sanctions she previously placed on him violated his constitutional rights. Mr. Lindon avers that because of his federal complaint, Judge Saffold has "cause for…