Case Name: Kenneth MATTHEWS, Appellant/Petitioner(s), v. STATE of Florida, Appellee/Respondent(s).
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2018-09-11
Citations: 255 So. 3d 830
Docket Number: CASE NO.: 2D18-3368
Parties: Kenneth MATTHEWS, Appellant/Petitioner(s),
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee/Respondent(s).
Judges: BLACK and ROTHSTEIN-YOUAKIM, JJ., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 255
Pages: 830–830

Head Matter:
Kenneth MATTHEWS, Appellant/Petitioner(s),
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee/Respondent(s).
CASE NO.: 2D18-3368
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
September 11, 2018
BY ORDER OF THE COURT:

Opinion:
Petitioner's petition for a writ prohibiting Judge Iten from presiding further in circuit court case number 18-CF-1401 is granted as the petitioner's motion to disqualify the judge filed in the circuit court is deemed legally sufficient. See Kline v. JRD Mgmt. Corp., 165 So. 3d 812, 814 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015) ("[T]he standards for disqualification do not turn on a demonstration of actual bias or partiality on the part of the judge or the judge's own perception of his or her impartiality. Rather, disqualification is required where the facts alleged and established, which must be taken as true, would place a reasonably prudent person in fear of not receiving a fair and impartial proceeding."). Accordingly, a successor judge shall be immediately appointed pursuant to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.215(b)(4).
BLACK and ROTHSTEIN-YOUAKIM, JJ., Concur.
ATKINSON, J., would deny the petition for writ of prohibition.