Brown ex rel. Preshong-Brown v. Graham

We grant a petition for writ of prohibition filed by the plaintiffs in a medical malpractice action against numerous defendants, including Good Samaritan Hospital. At the time the trial court judge was assigned to this case, in February 2003, she sua sponte issued a “Notice” stating: “During the time the undersigned Judge was in private practice, her former law firm represented Good Samaritan Hospital, Inc. in medical malpractice cases.” Petitioners did not move for disqualification at that time.

Prior to the motion to disqualify at issue here, Petitioners filed a motion for disqualification…