Simer v. Souza
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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 ________________________________________________________________
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. ________________________________________________________________
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 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, Hawaii, February 26, 2025.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza
/s/ Trish K. Morikawa
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