Case Name: IN RE Disqualification of YARBROUGH. FitzGerald v. FitzGerald.
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2019-03-07
Citations: 125 N.E.3d 978
Docket Number: No. 19-AP-010
Parties: IN RE Disqualification of YARBROUGH.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Eastern Reporter 3d
Volume: 125
Pages: 978–978

Head Matter:
IN RE Disqualification of YARBROUGH.
FitzGerald
v.
FitzGerald.
No. 19-AP-010
Supreme Court of Ohio.
Decided March 7, 2019

Opinion:
O'Connor, C.J.
{¶ 1} On January 18, 2019, Sean P. FitzGerald filed an affidavit pursuant to R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Stephen Yarbrough, a retired judge sitting by assignment, from presiding over any further proceedings in the above-referenced cases. Mr. FitzGerald's affidavit was denied on February 21, 2019. On March 4, 2019, Mr. FitzGerald filed a document entitled "Motion For Reconsideration, Memorandum In Support and Supplemental Affidavit of Disqualification."
{¶ 2} Effective March 1, 2019, S.Ct.Prac.R. 21.02(E) prohibits the filing of a motion for reconsideration regarding an affidavit of disqualification. In addition, S.Ct.Prac.R. 21.02(D) provides that the clerk of this court "may accept supplemental or additional affidavits of disqualification regarding a pending case, provided that the supplemental or additional affidavits meet the filing requirements set forth in S.Ct.Prac.R. 21.01(C) and R.C. 2701.03." Mr. FitzGerald's affidavit of disqualification was no longer pending when the additional documents were filed and his purported "supplemental affidavit" failed to meet the filing requirements set forth in S.Ct.Prac.R. 21.01(C) and R.C. 2701.03.
{¶ 3} Because Mr. FitzGerald filed his recent document after the effective date of S.Ct.Prac.R. 21.02(D) and (E), those rules apply to his filing. Accordingly, Mr. FitzGerald's motion for reconsideration and purported supplemental affidavit are stricken from the record.