Grindling v. Raffetto

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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-12-0000017 25-JAN-2012 02:00 PM NO. SCPW-12-0000017 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I CHRIS GRINDLING, Petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE SHACKLEY F. RAFFETTO, JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND CIRCUIT, STATE OF HAWAI'I, Respondent. ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (S.P.P. NO. 10-1-0011) ORDER (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, Duffy, and McKenna, JJ.) Upon consideration of petitioner Chris Grindling's petition for a writ of mandamus filed on January 9, 2012 and the record of S.P.P. No. 10-1-0011, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the clerk of the appellate court shall process the petition for a writ of mandamus without payment of the filing fee. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the clerk of the appellate court shall serve the petition for a writ of mandamus on: (1) the respondent judge; (2) the attorney general; and (3) the prosecuting attorney for the County of Maui. IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the respondent judge shall file an answer to the petition for a writ of mandamus within twenty days from the date of this order. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, January 25, 2012. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. /s/ James E. Duffy, Jr. /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna 2

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