Lipcon v. Hamman

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 06-FEB-2026 08:35 AM Dkt. 9 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________

LAUREN LIPCON, Petitioner,

vs.

THE HONORABLE KIRSTIN M. HAMMAN, Judge of the Circuit Court of the Second Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge,

and

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent. ________________________________________________________________

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 2CCV-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER GRANTING DISMISSAL (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Ashford, assigned by reason of vacancy)

Petitioner Lauren Lipcon (Lipcon) filed a petition for writ

of mandamus on October 24, 2025. Lipcon subsequently filed a

document on October 28, 2025, that requests withdrawal of the

petition for writ of mandamus. We construe the October 28, 2025

document as a motion to dismiss and grant the motion. It is ordered that the petition for writ of mandamus is

dismissed.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, February 6, 2026.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens

/s/ James H. Ashford