Case Name: MUSIC ASSOCIATES, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. CHASE MUSIC ASSOCIATES, INC., et al., Respondents
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-10-03
Citations: 795 So. 2d 284
Docket Number: No. 3D01-1447
Parties: MUSIC ASSOCIATES, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. CHASE MUSIC ASSOCIATES, INC., et al., Respondents.
Judges: Before JORGENSON, GODERICH, and SORONDO, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 795
Pages: 284–284

Head Matter:
MUSIC ASSOCIATES, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. CHASE MUSIC ASSOCIATES, INC., et al., Respondents.
No. 3D01-1447.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Oct. 3, 2001.
Payton & Carlson and Amy L. Koltnow, for petitioners.
Richman Greer Weil Brumbaugh Mira-bito & Christensen and Mark A. Romance, Miami, and Lyle E. Shapiro, for respondents.
Before JORGENSON, GODERICH, and SORONDO, JJ.

Opinion:
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION GRANTED
PER CURIAM.
Petitioners seek a writ of prohibition, contending that the trial judge should have disqualified herself. We grant the petition, as the record reveals that statements made by the trial judge provided a reasonable and well-founded fear that the plaintiffs below would not receive a fair trial. See Perez v. State, 771 So.2d 1285 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000); Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. v. Doe, 767 So.2d 626 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000); Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.160.
Although we grant the petition, we are confident that it will not be necessary to issue the writ.
PROHIBITION GRANTED.