Hardin, Jr. v. Lee

• Court: Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
• Decided: November 4, 2025
• Docket: CAOT-25-0000782
• Status: Published

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX 04-NOV-2025 07:47 AM Dkt. 5 ODSLJ NO. CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

ROBERT H. HARDIN, JR., Petitioner-Appellant, v. THE HONORABLE ANNALISA M. BERNARD LEE, JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND CIRCUIT, SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION, STATE OF HAWAI#I, and AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Respondents-Appellees

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND CIRCUIT (CASE NO. 2DSC-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER (By: Wadsworth, Presiding Judge, McCullen and Guidry, JJ.) Upon review of the record, we find that Petitioner Robert H. Hardin Jr.'s October 31, 2025 Petition for Writ of Mandamus does not notice an appeal from an appealable decree, order, or judgment entered by the District Court of the Second Circuit in 2DSC-XX-XXXXXXX. Rather, it seeks affirmative relief in the nature of a writ of mandamus, which the Hawai#i Supreme Court has exclusive, original jurisdiction to grant. Hawai#i Revised Statutes § 602-5(a)(3) (2016). Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that case No. CAOT-25- 0000782 is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction without prejudice to seeking relief from the Hawai#i Supreme Court. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, November 4, 2025.

/s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth Presiding Judge

/s/ Sonja M.P. McCullen Associate Judge

/s/ Kimberly T. Guidry Associate Judge