Esekia v. Castagnetti

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: November 17, 2023
• Docket: SCPW-23-0000580
• Status: Published

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 17-NOV-2023 01:05 PM Dkt. 6 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________

FALEUPOLU ESEKIA, Petitioner,

vs.

THE HONORABLE JEANNETTE H. CASTAGNETTI, Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge,

and

PUU HELEAKALA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, by and through its Board of Directors, ALAPATI ESEKIA, PHKK PROPERTIES LLC, a Company or Corporation, DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee under Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2007 Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC, Respondents. ________________________________________________________________

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, and Eddins, JJ., Circuit Judge Johnson and Circuit Judge Tonaki, assigned by reason of vacancies)

Upon consideration of the documents filed on October 13,

2023, which we construe as a petition for writ of mandamus, and

the record, a writ of mandamus is not intended to be used to supersede the circuit court’s discretion when ruling on pending

matters before it, nor be used in lieu of normal appellate

procedures. See Kema v. Gaddis, 91 Hawaiʻi 200, 204-05, 982 P.2d

334, 338-39 (1999). An extraordinary writ is not warranted.

It is ordered that the petition is denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, November 17, 2023.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Ronald G. Johnson

/s/ John M. Tonaki