Grindling v. The Circuit Court of the Second Circuit of the State of Hawaii ( 2016 )

Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-15-0000964
20-JAN-2016
12:49 PM
SCPW-15-0000964
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
CHRISTOPHER GRINDLING, Petitioner,
vs.
THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
and STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondents.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CR. NOS. 15-1-0347(2), 15-1-0564(4), and 15-1-0968(3))
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)
Upon consideration of Petitioner Christopher
Grindling’s petition for a writ of mandamus, filed on December
30, 2015, and the record, it appears that Petitioner fails to
demonstrate that he has a clear and indisputable right to the
requested relief or that he lacks alternative means to seek
relief. Petitioner, therefore, is not entitled to the requested
writ of mandamus. 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 a writ of
mandamus is denied.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the clerk of the
appellate court shall process the petition for a writ mandamus
without payment of the filing fee.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, January 20, 2016.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
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