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A hearing on all pending motions in Rivera v. Scharle, Case No. 21-1-01795, was scheduled for April 18, 2022. But at that hearing during pre-trial discussion in open court, the GAL argued that the hearing was only for an alleged "contempt" motion against the Father, Jonathan Rivera. Judge Flournoy subsequently disclosed that his wife, Julie Flournoy, hired the GAL as her probate attorney and Flournoy then asked the Father if he would like Judge Flournoy recused from the case. The Father declined to have Flournoy recused for that hearing. The GAL was excused from the courtroom before the hearing began because she was not material to that particular issue. During the hearing, Judge Flournoy declined to rule on the alleged contempt motion in light of the Father's bankruptcy payment plan and advised the Mother's attorney, David Canale, to lift the bankruptcy stay. Mr. Canale repeated multiple times that he was not a bankruptcy attorney and Judge Flournoy continued to provide him guidance on the matter. The parties were excused and the case was continued. The very next day, on April 19, 2022, the Father emailed Judge Flournoy's staff attorney requesting that Judge Flournoy recuse himself from all further proceedings in light of his conflict of interest with the GAL. | A hearing on all pending motions in Rivera v. Scharle, Case No. 21-1-01795, was scheduled for April 18, 2022. But at that hearing during pre-trial discussion in open court, the GAL argued that the hearing was only for an alleged "contempt" motion against the Father, Jonathan Rivera. Judge Flournoy subsequently disclosed that his wife, Julie Flournoy, hired the GAL as her probate attorney and Flournoy then asked the Father if he would like Judge Flournoy recused from the case. The Father declined to have Flournoy recused for that hearing. The GAL was excused from the courtroom before the hearing began because she was not material to that particular issue. During the hearing, Judge Flournoy declined to rule on the alleged contempt motion in light of the Father's bankruptcy payment plan and advised the Mother's attorney, David Canale, to lift the bankruptcy stay. Mr. Canale repeated multiple times that he was not a bankruptcy attorney and Judge Flournoy continued to provide him guidance on the matter. The parties were excused and the case was continued. The very next day, on April 19, 2022, the Father emailed Judge Flournoy's staff attorney requesting that Judge Flournoy recuse himself from all further proceedings in light of his conflict of interest with the GAL. | ||
On April 25, 2022, Judge Flournoy finally recused himself from both Cobb County Superior Court, Case Nos. 21-1-02536 and 21-1-01795, citing the [https://mcmasterforcobb.com/why-matt McMaster For Cobb campaign website for Matt McMaster as candidate for Cobb County Superior Court Judge | On April 25, 2022, Judge Flournoy finally recused himself from both Cobb County Superior Court, Case Nos. 21-1-02536 and 21-1-01795, citing the [https://mcmasterforcobb.com/why-matt McMaster For Cobb campaign website] for Matt McMaster as candidate for Cobb County Superior Court Judge as the cause, and in his orders Judge Flournoy failed to mention his conflict with both (i) the opposing attorney Tom Browning, who was Judge Flournoy's campaign Treasurer, Flournoy's longtime friend, and Flournoy's attorney and (ii) the GAL who was now Julie Flournoy's probate attorney. | ||
Learn more about the collateral results caused in this case here: [https://mcmasterforcobb.com/why-matt The Lion's Den] | Learn more about the collateral results caused in this case here: [https://mcmasterforcobb.com/why-matt The Lion's Den] | ||
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