Whitehawk v. Shellabarger

{¶ 1} Matthew W. Chapel, counsel for plaintiff, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Jeffrey Ingraham from presiding over any further proceedings in the above-captioned case. This is the second affidavit of disqualification that Chapel has filed against Judge Ingraham in this matter. His first disqualification request was denied in May 2015. In re Disqualification of Ingraham, 144 Ohio St.3d 1251, 2015-Ohio-3371, 43 N.E.3d 443.

{¶ 2} Chapel sets forth four separate bases for disqualification. Judge Ingraham has responded in writing…