Case Name: John Roger WHITE, et al., Petitioners, v. Judge Joseph E. PRICE, Jr., Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1988-07-06
Citations: 536 So. 2d 1044
Docket Number: No. 88-1537
Parties: John Roger WHITE, et al., Petitioners, v. Judge Joseph E. PRICE, Jr., Respondent.
Judges: GLICKSTEIN, DELL and GUNTHER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 536
Pages: 1044–1044

Head Matter:
John Roger WHITE, et al., Petitioners, v. Judge Joseph E. PRICE, Jr., Respondent.
No. 88-1537.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
July 6, 1988.
Rehearing Denied July 8, 1988.
John M. Camillo of Verms & Bowling, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for petitioners.
No appearance for respondent.
John Beranek of Klein & Beranek, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Sheldon J. Schlesinger, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for plaintiffs-Steven Ahearn and Robert . Ahearn.

Opinion:
ON MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
PER CURIAM.
On June 9, 1988 this court denied petitioners' petition for writ of prohibition in the above styled manner. Petitioners have moved for reconsideration of the order denying their petition for writ of prohibition. We grant petitioners' motion.
The transcript filed with petitioners' motion for reconsideration supports petitioners' allegations that respondent undertook an active adversarial role in the proceeding by questioning petitioners' expert witness in a loud and argumentative manner. The transcript also furnishes a valid basis upon which a reasonably prudent person would conclude that he would not receive a fair and impartial trial. Therefore we grant petitioners' petition for writ of prohibition on the authority of Hayslip v. Douglas, 400 So.2d 553 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981) and Gieseke v. Grossman, 418 So.2d 1055 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982).
We remand this cause to the circuit court for the appointment of a successor judge to hear such post-trial motions as may be filed by the parties.
PROHIBITION GRANTED.
GLICKSTEIN, DELL and GUNTHER, JJ., concur.