In re Harshman ( 2020 )

Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
15-MAY-2020
02:55 PM
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
IN RE HAROLD HARSHMAN, Petitioner.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)
Upon consideration of petitioner Harold Harshman’s
petition for writ of mandamus, filed on April 7, 2020, the
documents attached thereto and submitted in support thereof, and
the record, it appears that, under the standard by which this
court reviews a petition for writ of mandamus, petitioner fails
to demonstrate that he is entitled to the requested extraordinary
relief from this court. 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 writ of
mandamus is denied.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the clerk of the
appellate court shall process the petition for writ of mandamus
without payment of the filing fee.
FINALLY, IT IS HEREBY ALSO ORDERED that the clerk of
the appellate court shall forward a copy of the petition to the
Family Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawai#i (adoption
records and/or legal research division) to provide assistance to
petitioner, as appropriate.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, May 15, 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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