Noghrey v. Shaw

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: April 7, 2025
• Docket: SCPW-25-0000224
• Status: Published

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 07-APR-2025 07:59 AM Dkt. 4 ORD

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

MICHAEL NOGHREY, Petitioner,

vs.

THE HONORABLE NATASHA R. SHAW, Judge of the District Family Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge,

and

ZANETA NOGHREY, Respondent.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 1DV161001290)

ORDER (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ.)

Upon consideration of Petitioner Michael Noghrey’s petition

for a writ of prohibition filed March 23, 2024, which requested

an order directing the Respondent Judge to stay or vacate the

decision to imprison the Petitioner for civil contempt

(petition), the papers in support, and the records and files

herein, we conclude that the issues raised by the petition are moot based on the Family Court’s decision and order filed March

25, 2025 which stayed any further decision on the possible

incarceration of Petitioner for civil contempt until after the

disposition of the appeal filed in CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX. See

generally Application of Thomas, 73 Haw. 223, 225–26, 832 P.2d

253, 254 (1992) (discussing mootness doctrine).

It is ordered that the petition is denied without prejudice

as moot.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, April 7, 2025.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens