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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