Reyes v. Haia

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: November 4, 2022
• Docket: SCPW-22-0000609
• Status: Published

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 04-NOV-2022 08:29 AM Dkt. 4 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________

MATTHEW REYES, Petitioner,

vs.

THE HONORABLE THOMAS HAIA, Judge of the District Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge,

and

PETER TAISIPIC IRIARTE, Respondent. ________________________________________________________________

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (1DRC-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.)

Upon consideration of the petition for writ of

mandamus filed on October 17, 2022, and the record, the

Respondent Judge acted on a subject properly before the district

court when the Respondent Judge ruled on the motion to dismiss

and motion to hold Respondent in contempt. Additionally, it was

within the Respondent Judge’s discretion to grant or deny these motions. Petitioner has not demonstrated a clear and

indisputable right to relief, nor a lack of alternative means to

seek relief. An extraordinary writ is thus not warranted. See

Kema v. Gaddis, 91 Hawaiʻi 200, 204, 982 P.2d 334, 338 (1999).

Accordingly,

It is ordered that the petition is denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, November 4, 2022.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Michael D. Wilson

/s/ Todd W. Eddins