Opinion
SCPW-18-0000820
11-28-2018
STATE OF HAWAI'I, Petitioner, v. THE HONORABLE MICHELLE N. COMEAU, Judge of the District Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawai'i, Respondent Judge, and TYRUS SORAL WOODARD, Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CASE NO. 1DTC-18-011809) ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR A WRIT DIRECTED TO A JUDGE
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Upon consideration of petitioner State of Hawai'i's petition for a writ directed to a judge, filed on October 24, 2018, the documents submitted in support thereof, and the record, it appears that, under the specific facts and circumstances in this case, petitioner fails to demonstrate that it is entitled to the requested relief by way of an extraordinary writ. See Honolulu Advertiser, Inc. v. Takao, 59 Haw. 237, 241, 580 P.2d 58, 62 (1978) (a writ of mandamus is not intended to supersede the legal discretionary authority of the trial courts, cure a mere legal error, or serve as a legal remedy in lieu of normal appellate procedure). Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for a writ directed to a judge is denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, November 28, 2018.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
/s/ Michael D. Wilson