Opinion
SCPW-22-0000487
09-28-2022
KIM R. MASSEY, Petitioner, v. FIRST CIRCUIT COURT, STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 1CPN-21-0000020)
Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.
ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
Upon consideration of Petitioner's letter filed on August 11, 2022, which we construe as a petition for writ of mandamus, and the record, Petitioner's Rule 40 proceeding was assigned to Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park of the circuit court on August 26, 2022. An extraordinary writ is thus not warranted at this time. See Kema v. Gaddis, 91 Hawai'i 200, 204, 982 P.2d 334, 338 (1999) (a writ of mandamus is an extraordinary remedy that will not issue unless the petitioner demonstrates a clear and indisputable right to relief and a lack of alternative means to redress adequately the alleged wrong or obtain the requested action). Accordingly, it is ordered:
1. The petition is denied without prejudice to Petitioner filing another petition should the circuit court not act on the pending matters in 1CPN-21-0000020.
2. The appellate clerk shall serve a copy of the petition and this order on Judge Park.
3. The appellate clerk shall process the submission without payment of the filing fee.