Warner v. Hawai'i Paroling Authority ( 2020 )

Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
23-JUN-2020
01:31 PM
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
_________________________________________________________________
MATTHEW J. WARNER, Petitioner,
vs.
HAWAI#I PAROLING AUTHORITY, Respondent.
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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION
AND/OR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)
Upon consideration of Petitioner Matthew J. Warner’s
application for writ of prohibition and/or mandamus, respondent
Hawai#i Paroling Authority’s response, the respective supporting
documents, and the record, it appears that the requested
extraordinary writ is not warranted. 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); In re Disciplinary Bd. of Hawai#i
Supreme Court, 91 Hawai#i 363, 368, 984 P.2d 688, 693 (1999)
(mandamus relief is available to compel an official to perform a
duty allegedly owed to an individual only if the individual’s
claim is clear and certain, the official’s duty is ministerial
and so plainly prescribed as to be free from doubt, and no other
remedy is available). Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition is denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, June 23, 2020.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
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