Jeffries v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel
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Opinion
Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 02-JAN-2025 12:39 PM Dkt. 27 ODDP
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________
DONALD JEFFRIES, Petitioner,
vs.
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Respondent. ________________________________________________________________
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ.)
Upon consideration of Petitioner’s letter filed on
July 8, 2024, which we construe as a petition for writ of
mandamus, and the record, it is within the discretion of the
Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) to investigate and dismiss
complaints brought before it. See Rules of the Supreme Court of
the State of Hawaiʻi (RSCH) Rule 2.6(b)(2) (2022); In re
Disciplinary Bd. of Hawaiʻi Sup. Ct., 91 Hawaiʻi 363, 984 P.2d
688 (1999). This record does not reflect an abuse of that
discretion. See Disciplinary Bd., 91 Hawaiʻi at 371, 984 P.2d at
696. It is ordered that the petition is denied.
We note that dockets 1, 2, and 3 have been sealed because
they contain ODC letters that are confidential pursuant to RSCH
Rule 2.22. See Disciplinary Bd., 91 Hawaiʻi at 363 n.1, 984 P.2d
at 688 n.1. The appellate clerk shall refile dockets 1, 2, and
3 without the confidential ODC letters and with the names of the
respondent attorneys in the disciplinary proceeding redacted.
The appellate clerk shall also seal dockets 8, 10, 12, 14,
and 18 because they contain the names of the respondent
attorneys in the disciplinary proceeding. The appellate clerk
shall refile dockets 8, 10, 12, 14, and 18 in new docket numbers
that redact the names of the respondent attorneys.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, January 2, 2025.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza
/s/ Vladimir P. Devens
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