Huber Hts. Veteran's Club, Inc. v. Bowman

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 3944

Syllabus

The trial court did not err in granting summary judgment to appellees based on res judicata. Appellant had filed numerous prior actions in which final judgments were rendered, and appellees were in privity with the prior successful parties. As to the trial court's refusal to disqualify itself, only the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio or her designee may hear disqualification matters, and the court of appeals lacks authority to pass on disqualification or to void the trial court's judgment on that ground. In any event, there was no evidence of bias. The trial court also did not err in taking judicial notice of appellant's many prior actions concerning the same claims. Finally, appellant was not denied access to the courts. In fact, appellant failed to even file a response on the merits to appellees' summary judgment motion. Judgment affirmed.