 Former mayoral candidate and community activist Joe Motil and his attorney made the request before the 10th District Court of Appeals yesterday. Whitehall City Attorney Brad Nicodemus had been contracted to look into a private phone call Ginther made to Franklin County Judge Stephanie Mingo last year. He reportedly asked her to rule in favor of the city in a case involving the Greyhound Bus Terminal on the west side. Judge Mingo recused herself from the case over the phone call in December.