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Subject: Judge refuses recusal

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Chris
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Date Posted: 10:40:52 04/27/02 Sat

Source: www.heraldtribune.com/frontpage/story.cfm?ID=67359

Circuit Judge Nancy Donnellan has denied defense attorney Geoffrey Fieger's demand that she recuse herself from his client's murder case.

Since his client, Ralf Panitz, was convicted of murder last month, Fieger has filed numerous court documents. He has sued the local chief judge for slander, and then filed a broad-based motion last week demanding the right to question the 24 circuit judges under oath, the disqualification of the presiding judge and a new trial for Panitz.

In his motion, Fieger used his battle with Chief Judge Thomas Gallen as a reason why he needs to question all the judges for possible prejudice.

In her ruling denying Fieger's motion, Donnellan wrote: "The motion is facially insufficient because it fails to contain any allegations that the Defendant cannot or will not receive fair and impartial rulings on his pending motions or a fair and impartial sentencing hearing, but refers only to a 'possibility of prejudice.' "

Donnellan, who filed her order late Thursday, will sentence Panitz, 42, for second-degree murder on May 24.

Fieger hung up on the Herald-Tribune reporter who called him Friday for a comment about Donnellan's ruling.

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Judge picks a lawyer Chris 10:46:38 04/27/02 Sat

How long will it be before they actually go to trial? n/t -- DivaFonda, 11:35:31 04/27/02 Sat

Re: How long will it be before they actually go to trial? n/t -- Bob, 07:56:46 04/29/02 Mon

This is how I see it -- Chris, 23:13:09 04/29/02 Mon

Re: This is how I see it -- Cindy, 07:30:17 04/30/02 Tue

That was serious question, Bob. -- DivaFonda, 02:18:21 04/30/02 Tue

Re: That was serious question, Bob. -- Bob, 11:01:48 04/30/02 Tue

What about the slinging b*llsh*t statement? That was a bash. -- DivaFonda, 19:39:27 04/30/02 Tue

Re: How long will it be before they actually go to trial? n/t -- Pam, 08:41:13 04/30/02 Tue

Re: How long will it be before they actually go to trial? n/t -- Bob, 11:21:49 04/30/02 Tue

Re: How long will it be before they actually go to trial? To Bob -- Chris, 12:19:12 04/30/02 Tue

Re: How long will it be before they actually go to trial? To Bob -- Gina, 22:49:33 04/30/02 Tue

Re: How long will it be before they actually go to trial? n/t -- ?, 22:59:08 05/06/02 Mon

Re: How long will it be before they actually go to trial? n/t -- Bob, 07:49:38 05/07/02 Tue

Re:TO BOB, How long will it be before they actually go to trial? n/t -- ?, 08:35:04 05/07/02 Tue