Case Name: Edward P. ALLEN, Jr., Petitioner, v. HOMES & LAND PUBLISHING, LTD., a Florida Limited partnership, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1998-12-17
Citations: 721 So. 2d 1216
Docket Number: No. 98-3425
Parties: Edward P. ALLEN, Jr., Petitioner, v. HOMES & LAND PUBLISHING, LTD., a Florida Limited partnership, Respondent.
Judges: JOANOS, KAHN and WEBSTER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 721
Pages: 1216–1216

Head Matter:
Edward P. ALLEN, Jr., Petitioner, v. HOMES & LAND PUBLISHING, LTD., a Florida Limited partnership, Respondent.
No. 98-3425
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec. 17, 1998.
Edgar C. Booth, Esquire, and J. Wiley Horton, Esquire, of Booth & Horton, Tallahassee, for petitioner.
Lorenee Jon Bielby, Esquire, of Green-berg, Traurig, Tallahassee, and John F. Dienelt, Esquire, Ellen R. Lokker, Esquire, and Margaret E.K. Middleton, Esquire, of Hogan & Hartson, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Petitioner Edward P. Allen, Jr., sought the disqualification of Circuit Judge P. Kevin Davey on the ground that the attorney who represented Allen in the circuit court litigation had once testified for Davey's adversary in a civil action between Davey and a former law partner. The motion to disqualify was denied without comment, Allen petitioned this court for a writ of prohibition, and a show cause order issued.
Having now considered the response filed on behalf of respondent Homes & Land Publishing, Ltd., which opposes Allen in the circuit court pending litigation, we find that the motion for disqualification was well taken. Robinson v. Tobin, 547 So.2d 714 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989). Accordingly, we grant the petition and issue the writ of prohibition, directing Judge Davey to enter an order of disqualification and request the Chief Circuit Judge to assign a new judge to preside over the action between Allen and Homes & Land Publishing, Ltd.
PETITION GRANTED.
JOANOS, KAHN and WEBSTER, JJ., concur.