Spies v. Kim

Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
31-MAR-2023
08:10 AM
Dkt. 5 ODDP
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
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JONATHAN P. SPIES, Petitioner,
vs.
THE HONORABLE ROBERT D.S. KIM,
Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit,
State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge.
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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(3CPC-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 March 29, 2023, and the record, Petitioner has
not demonstrated a clear and indisputable right to relief, nor a
lack of alternative means to seek relief. See Kema v. Gaddis,
91 Hawaiʻi 200, 204, 982 P.2d 334, 338 (1999).
It is ordered that the petition is denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, March 31, 2023.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
/s/ Todd W. Eddins