Thorson v. Hawai'i Public Housing Authority

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 02-APR-2024 01:39 PM Dkt. 8 ORD

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

LAURIE THORSON, Petitioner,

vs.

HAWAIʻI PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY; HAKIM OUANSAFI, HPHA Executive Director; RYAN AKAMINE, HPHA Chief Compliance Officer; LYLE MATSUURA, HPHA Supervisor IV, Respondents.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

ORDER

(By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, Ginoza, Devens, JJ.)

Upon consideration of Petitioner Laurie Thorson’s petition for a writ of mandamus, filed on March 27, 2024, which seeks an order directed to the United States District Court for the District of Hawaiʻi, and the record,

We find that the court lacks jurisdiction to consider the request made in the petition. See Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes § 602-5(a)(3). It is ordered that the petition is dismissed. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, April 2, 2024. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens