TOPEKA (AP) – Lawyers for former Attorney General Phill Kline suggest in a court filing that one of two remaining Kansas Supreme Court justices recuse himself from hearing Kline’s disciplinary case.

The ethics violation allegations stem from an investigation of abortion providers that Kline began when he was attorney general from 2003 to 2007. The state Board for Discipline of Attorneys said Kline misled officials or allowed subordinates to mislead others. Kline has disputed the allegations.

Five of the seven justices recused themselves May 18th from the Kline case. The Topeka Capital-Journal reported Sunday that Kline’s lawyers filed the “Suggestion for Recusal of Justice Dan Biles” on May 30th. The filing said in part that Biles and Kline clashed over education financing.

Court spokesman Ron Keefover said as of Friday, Biles hadn’t recused himself from the case.