Simer v. Souza

Opinion

Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

26-FEB-2025

09:02 AM

Dkt. 34 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

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ORRIN SIMER, Petitioner,

vs.

THE HONORABLE KEVIN A. SOUZA, Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge,

and

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent.

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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

(CASE NO. 1CPC-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR EXTRAORDINARY WRIT (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and Circuit Judge Morikawa, in place of Devens, J., recused)

Upon consideration of the petition for extraordinary writ filed December 20, 2024, and the record, the Respondent Judge considered Petitioner’s financial status and other factors when addressing the motion to reduce bail. This record does not reflect that the Respondent Judge’s decision to deny Petitioner’s motion to reduce bail constitutes a flagrant and

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manifest abuse of discretion. See Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes § 804-9 (Supp. 2019); Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP v. Kim, 153 Hawaiʻi 307, 319, 537 P.3d 1154, 1166 (2023).

It is ordered that the petition is denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, February 26, 2025.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

/s/ Trish K. Morikawa