Case Name: The State, ex rel. Pheils et al., Appellants, v. Bates, Judge, Appellee
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1991-09-18
Citations: 62 Ohio St. 3d 6
Docket Number: No. 91-382
Parties: The State, ex rel. Pheils et al., Appellants, v. Bates, Judge, Appellee.
Judges: Sweeney, Douglas and Wright, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 62
Pages: 6–7

Head Matter:
The State, ex rel. Pheils et al., Appellants, v. Bates, Judge, Appellee.
[Cite as State, ex rel. Pheils, v. Bates (1991), 62 Ohio St.3d 6.]
(No. 91-382
Submitted July 31, 1991
Decided September 18, 1991.)
David R. Pheils, Jr. and Marshall D. Wisniewski, pro se.

Opinion:
Appellants, attorneys David R. Pheils, Jr. and Marshall D. Wisniewski, seek to prohibit appellee, Lucas County Common Pleas Court Judge James D. Bates, from enforcing an order requiring them to retain counsel in two actions before that court. Appellants cite Svoboda v. Brunswick (1983), 6 Ohio St.3d 348, 349, 6 OBR 403, 404, 453 N.E.2d 648, 649, to show that appellee has no
Sweeney, Douglas and Wright, JJ., concur.
Holmes, J., concurs in judgment only.
Moyer, C.J., H. Brown and Resnick, JJ., dissent.