In re Disqualification of Suster

{¶ 1} F. Benjamin Riek III, David G. Phillips, Eric M. Levy, and Stuart G. Torch, counsel for certain plaintiffs and counterclaim defendants, have filed affidavits with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking the disqualification of Judge Ronald Suster from further proceedings in case No. CV-08-664503, a civil action in the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County.

{¶ 2} Judge Suster has responded in writing to the concerns raised in the affidavits, offering a detailed account of his handling of the underlying action. The judge believes that affiants have failed to meet their burden…