Ruh v. Circuit Court of the Second Circuit, State of Hawaii

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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-12-0000701 23-AUG-2012 01:07 PM NO. SCPW-12-0000701 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I RICHARD RUH, Petitioner, vs. CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND CIRCUIT, STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent. ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (S.P.P. 12-1-0003(2)) ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ.) Upon consideration of petitioner Richard Ruh s August 8, 2012 petition for a writ of mandamus, the documents in support and the record, it appears that petitioner fails to demonstrate a clear and indisputable right to relief and, therefore, is not entitled to mandamus relief. See Kema v. Gaddis, 91 Hawai#i 200, 204-05, 982 P.2d 334, 338-39 (1999) (A writ of mandamus is an extraordinary remedy that will not issue unless the petitioner demonstrates a clear and indisputable right to relief and a lack of alternative means to redress adequately the alleged wrong or obtain the requested action. Such writs are not intended to supersede the legal discretionary authority of the lower courts, nor are they intended to serve as legal remedies in lieu of normal appellate procedures). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for a writ of mandamus is denied. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, August 23, 2012. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack 2

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