Burgess v. Department of Human Services

CourtHawaii Supreme Court
DecidedJanuary 20, 2022
DocketSCPW-21-0000450
StatusPublished

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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 20-JAN-2022 11:24 AM Dkt. 22 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I _________________________________________________________________

JOHN TIMOTHY BURGESS, Petitioner,

vs.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, ET AL., Respondent.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

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 January 4, 2022, petitioner fails to

demonstrate that he is entitled to the requested extraordinary

relief. 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; such a writ is not intended to supersede the legal

discretionary authority of the trial courts, cure a mere legal

error, or serve as a legal remedy in lieu of normal appellate

procedures). Therefore, It is ordered that the petition for writ of mandamus is

denied.

It is 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, January 20, 2022.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Michael D. Wilson

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

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Kema v. Gaddis
982 P.2d 334 (Hawaii Supreme Court, 1999)

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