Duarte v. Kimura
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Opinion
Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 18-FEB-2026 07:53 AM Dkt. 6 ODDP
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________
YVONNE K. DUARTE; ROLAND P. LEDWARD, JR., Petitioners,
vs.
THE HONORABLE JORDON J. KIMURA, Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge,
and
MARK SAUSEN; LOUISE SAUSEN, Respondents. ________________________________________________________________
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX)
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Somerville, assigned by reason of vacancy)
Upon consideration of the petition for writ of mandamus,
filed June 30, 2025, and the record, Petitioners have not
demonstrated a clear and indisputable right to relief. See
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP v. Kim, 153 Hawaiʻi 307, 319, 537
P.3d 1154, 1166 (2023). It is ordered that the petition is denied.
It is further ordered that this case is referred to the
Attorney General of the State of Hawaiʻi for investigation into
Unauthorized Practice of Law. See Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes
§ 605-14 (2016). The bottom of each page of the petition for
writ of mandamus includes the statement: “Prepared by:
Premiere Paralegal Services-HAWAI`I.”
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, February 18, 2026.
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza
/s/ Vladimir P. Devens
/s/ Rowena A. Somerville
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