Granada Insurance Co. v. Lopez
An insurer sought a writ of prohibition to disqualify a circuit judge who, at a summary judgment hearing, disparaged the parties' stipulation as "nothing short of a conspiracy," a "deal with the devil," and "painfully close to insurance fraud." The Fifth DCA denied the petition solely on timeliness: the 20-day clock under Rule 2.330(g) began when the judge made the comments at the September 19 hearing, not when the court later denied reconsideration. The court expressly declined to rule on legal sufficiency and reminded the judge of his authority to disqualify himself on his own initiative.
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