Villeza v. Ochiai
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Opinion
Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 17-JAN-2025 12:12 PM Dkt. 4 ODDP
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
SANDEE KIM VILLEZA and BRENT IAN VILLEZA, Petitioners,
vs.
THE HONORABLE DEAN E. OCHIAI, Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge,
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-6, Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX)
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ.)
Upon consideration of Petitioners Sandee Kim Villeza and
Brent Ian Villeza’s petition for writ of prohibition filed
October 22, 2024, and the record, The court finds that Petitioners are seeking to relitigate
issues that were previously raised and addressed in Villeza v.
Judge Castagnetti, SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX. The petition filed in SCPW-
XX-XXXXXXX requested essentially identical relief to the instant
petition.
The petition filed October 22, 2024 is denied on the ground
that the merits of this original proceeding were conclusively
determined on August 15, 2023 when this court entered its order
denying petitioners’ motion for reconsideration in SCPW-23-
0000373.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, January 17, 2025.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza
/s/ Vladimir P. Devens
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