Scher v. Comeau

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 07-MAY-2025 07:57 AM Dkt. 6 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________

GREG SCHER, Petitioner,

vs.

THE HONORABLE MICHELLE N. COMEAU, Judge of the District Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge,

and

LIONEL LUN, Respondent. ________________________________________________________________

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 1DRC-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRITS OF MANDAMUS AND PROHIBITION (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ.)

Upon consideration of the petition for writs of mandamus

and prohibition filed January 10, 2025, and the record,

Petitioner has not demonstrated a clear and indisputable right

to relief nor a lack of alternative means to seek relief. See

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP v. Kim, 153 Hawaiʻi 307, 319, 537 P.3d 1154, 1166 (2023); see also Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS)

§ 641-1(a) (2016); HRS § 521-78 (2018).

It is ordered that the petition is denied. The clerk shall

process the petition without payment of the filing fee.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, May 7, 2025.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens