Conner v. Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit

Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
04-DEC-2019
02:25 PM
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
DEMONT R. D. CONNER, Petitioner,
vs.
ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT,
STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent Judge.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)
Upon consideration of petitioner DeMont R. D. Conner’s
petition for writ of mandamus, filed on November 25, 2019, and
the record, it appears that petitioner fails to demonstrate that
he has a clear and indisputable right to the requested
extraordinary relief from this court and has alternative means to
seek relief. See Kema v. Gaddis, 91 Hawai#i 200, 204-05, 982
P.2d 334, 338-39 (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.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, December 4, 2019.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
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