Slavick v. Eddins

Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
29-MAY-2020
02:32 PM
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
CHRISTOPHER LEE SLAVICK, Petitioner,
vs.
THE HONORABLE TODD W. EDDINS, Judge of the Circuit Court of the
First Circuit, State of Hawai#i, Respondent Judge,
and
STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CASE NO. 1PC041001534)
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)
Upon consideration of petitioner Christopher Lee
Slavick’s “Motion to Disqualify Judge Todd Eddins,” which was
filed as a petition for writ of mandamus on May 7, 2020
(originally filed in CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX), the documents attached
thereto and submitted in support thereof, and the record, it
appears that 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.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, May 29, 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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