Slavick v. State

Full title: CHRIS SLAVICK, Petitioner, v. STATE OF HAWAI'I, Respondent.

Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

Date published: Dec 4, 2020

SCPW-20-0000699 (Haw. Dec. 4, 2020)

Opinion

SCPW-20-0000699

12-04-2020

CHRIS SLAVICK, Petitioner, v. STATE OF HAWAI'I, Respondent.

By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, J., and Circuit Judge Ashford, assigned by reason of vacancy, with Wilson, J., dissenting, with whom McKenna, J., joins

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
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Upon consideration of petitioner Chris Slavick's petition for writ of mandamus, filed on November 6, 2020, the documents attached thereto and submitted in support thereof, and the record, it appears that petitioner fails to demonstrate that he has a clear and indisputable right to relief and that he lacks alternative means to seek relief. Petitioner, therefore, is not entitled to the requested extraordinary writ. 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 HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for writ of mandamus is denied.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the clerk of the appellate court shall process the petition for writ of mandamus without payment of the filing fee.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, December 4, 2020.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ James H. Ashford

DISSENT

I dissent in that I would require an answer pursuant to Hawai'i Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 21(c).

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Michael D. Wilson