pay [court] appointed experts." On November 27, 2006, the judge determined that defendant "has continued to violate discovery orders and requests of both experts and the court-appointed discovery facilitator." She was also found to have "failed to produce[] the [$]50,000 fund to pay experts as previously ordered [and] has refused to pay her own forensic expert." The judge concluded "[s]he has been stonewalling discovery for several months." As a result, the judge "suppressed" defendant's pleadings and precluded her from producing evidence at the trial, which the judge scheduled to commence only nine days later on December 6, 2006.
On December 5, 2006, the day before the scheduled trial, defendant filed a motion on short notice seeking the judge's recusal because of the poor relationship between Smith and the judge,1997 has been withheld in an effort to `pressure' me."
g. He further alleged that I withheld rent due to him in an effort to "pressure" him.
h. He further stated that I "misappropriated funds due to me representing accounts receivable on former transactions."
i. He further states, "I have received numerous letters from Mr. Smith containing nothing but lies and misrepresentations. He has constantly tried to distort bookkeeping records of the firm of Hook, Torack & Smith. He has concealed bookkeeping records of the firm of Hook, Smith & Meyer in *1201 an attempt to avoid his legal and moral obligations."
7. Among the relief sought by Edward V. Torack against myself and Gordon Meyer, was the following: "Imposing monetary sanctions and punitive damages against Smith and Meyer for their violation