Reyes v. Haia ( 2022 )

Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
04-NOV-2022
08:29 AM
Dkt. 4 ODDP
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
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MATTHEW REYES, Petitioner,
vs.
THE HONORABLE THOMAS HAIA,
Judge of the District Court of the First Circuit, State of
Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge,
and
PETER TAISIPIC IRIARTE, Respondent.
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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(1DRC-XX-XXXXXXX)
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.)
Upon consideration of the petition for writ of
mandamus filed on October 17, 2022, and the record, the
Respondent Judge acted on a subject properly before the district
court when the Respondent Judge ruled on the motion to dismiss
and motion to hold Respondent in contempt. Additionally, it was
within the Respondent Judge’s discretion to grant or deny these
motions. Petitioner has not demonstrated a clear and
indisputable right to relief, nor a lack of alternative means to
seek relief. An extraordinary writ is thus not warranted. See
Kema v. Gaddis, 91 Hawaiʻi 200, 204, 982 P.2d 334, 338 (1999).
Accordingly,
It is ordered that the petition is denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, November 4, 2022.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
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