Opinion
96-922
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 appellant Doyle Massongill is denied. Appellant also requests a hearing "[i]f the Justices choose not to recuse without a hearing." We find appellant's 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, appellant's request for a hearing "if the Justices choose not to recuse" is denied on grounds of mootness.