MAWULE TEPE v. CONNOR MCCARTHY BLAIR ET AL. - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 13, 2026

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Mawule Tepe, Cleveland, Tennessee, Pro Se Appellant.

Attorneys 2: Justin M. Sveadas and Derek W. Mullins, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the appellees, Derek W. Mullins; Justin M. Sveadas; Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC; and Truist Financial Corporation.1

Judge(s): DAVIS

This is an interlocutory appeal as of right, pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 10B, filed by the plaintiff, Mawule Tepe (“Plaintiff”), seeking to recuse the trial judge in this case. After diligent review of the materials submitted on appeal, we vacate an order and a pre-filing injunction entered by the trial court while the recusal motion was pending. The trial court’s denial of the recusal motions is affirmed in all other respects.

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