Carlson v. Incline Village, L.L.C.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff, Rick Carlson, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Leslie Ghiz from presiding over any further proceedings in the above-captioned case.

{¶ 2} Carlson has sued Incline Village, L.L.C., and other entities for allegedly cutting down trees on his property. Carlson believes that he will not receive a fair trial before Judge Ghiz because of her “close association” with John Cran-ley — the mayor of Cincinnati and, according to Carlson, the owner of Incline Village. Carlson also claims that before taking the bench, Judge…