Opinion
96-1255
Opinion delivered March 10, 1997
APPEAL ERROR — MOTION FOR DISQUALIFICATION OR RECUSAL DENIED. — The supreme court denied appellant's motion for disqualification or recusal of supreme court justices, having found that appellant's request for a hearing after denial of the motion was inconsistent; the request for a hearing was denied on grounds of mootness.
Motion for Disqualification or Recusal of Supreme Court Justices; denied.
Oscar Stilley, for appellant.
No response.
[1] The motion for disqualification or recusal of Supreme Court justices filed by appellants, Francis J. Hart, and other Benton County Taxpayers similarly situated, is denied. Appellants also request a hearing "[i]f the Justices choose not to recuse without a hearing." We find appellants' request for a hearing after denial of the motion to be inconsistent. The purpose of a hearing is to consider the merits of a motion before making a decision. Therefore, appellants' request for a hearing "if the Justices choose not to recuse" is denied on grounds of mootness.