Smith v. Kimura
Opinion
Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
21-JAN-2025
07:59 AM
Dkt. 10 ODDP
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
DEXTER J. SMITH, Petitioner, vs.
THE HONORABLE JORDON J. KIMURA, Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CASE NO. 1CPN-XX-XXXXXXX)
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and Circuit Judge Somerville, in place of Devens, J., recused)
Upon consideration of the petition for writ of prohibition filed August 29, 2024, and the record, Petitioner has not demonstrated a clear and indisputable right to relief, nor a lack of alternative means to obtain the relief sought. See Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP v. Kim, 153 Hawaiʻi 307, 319, 537 P.3d 1154, 1166 (2023); Honolulu Advertiser, Inc. v. Takao, 59 Haw. 237, 241, 580 P.2d 58, 62 (1978).
It is ordered that the petition is denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, January 21, 2025.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza
/s/ Rowena A. Somerville
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