Legal Opinion
Paul v. Nichols
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 3, 1993No. Nos. 93-2526, 93-2529 and 93-2530PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIFFIN, Judge.
Petitioners, who are all clients of attorney, Timothy Keyser, seek a writ of prohibition from this court ordering the recusal of Circuit Judge, A.W. Nichols, III, from their respective lawsuits, which are pending in Putnam County. Petitioners all filed motions for disqualification with supporting affidavits below, which the trial court ruled were legally insufficient. The motions for disqualification, in essence, allege that the trial judge is prejudiced against attorney Keyser and that petitioners accordingly have a well-founded belief that their cases will not be fairly…
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