Questão jurídica principal
Whether a recusal request filed after the settlement and dismissal order was still admissible in the pending proceedings.
Decisão extraída
No. The settlement ended the proceedings immediately, so a later recusal request in the pending case was no longer possible.
Fundamentação extraída
A court settlement has the effect of a final judgment under Art. 241(2) ZPO; the proceedings become moot and are formally struck off under Art. 241(3) ZPO. Once the case was concluded on 24 January 2012, a later recusal request on 27 January 2012 could not be dealt with as a recusal motion in the still-pending proceedings.