Hofelich v. Kim ( 2023 )

Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
21-FEB-2023
10:19 AM
Dkt. 9 ODDP
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
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HOWARD HOFELICH, Petitioner,
vs.
THE HONORABLE ROBERT KIM,
Judge of the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit,
State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge,
and
STATE OF HAWAIʻI, STATE OF HAWAIʻI DCCA, DLNR DENNIS KRUGER,
ESQ., ASHFORD AND WRISTON LAW CORPORATION, DAVID KAAPU, ESQ.,
STEPHEN WHITTAKER ESQ., CARL VINCENTI, JUNG & VASSAR LAW
CORPORATION, RONALD IBARRA, DAVID LAWTON, and UNITED STATES
COAST GUARD VESSEL DOCUMENTATION CENTER, Respondents.
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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(3CCV-XX-XXXXXXX)
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.)
Upon consideration of the petition filed on January
25, 2023, the second petition filed on February 8, 2023, and the
record, Petitioner has not demonstrated a clear and indisputable
right to relief or a lack of alternative means to seek relief.
A writ of mandamus is not intended to supersede a circuit court
judge’s discretion or be used in lieu of normal appellate
procedure. An extraordinary writ is not warranted. Kema v.
Gaddis, 91 Hawaiʻi 200, 204-05, 982 P.2d 334, 338-39 (1999).
It is ordered that the petitions are denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, February 21, 2023.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
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