Collen v. Director of the Department of Public Safety

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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-21-0000028 29-JAN-2021 09:06 AM Dkt. 5 ODDP SCPW-21-0000028 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I JOHN COLLEN, Plaintiff, vs. DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, STATE OF HAWAI#I; SCOTT HARRINGTON; GARY KAPLAN; and NETTIE SIMMONS, Defendants. ORIGINAL PROCEEDING ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.) Upon consideration of plaintiff John Collen’s complaint, filed on January 21, 2021, the documents attached thereto and submitted in support thereof, and the record, it appears that petitioner’s request for monetary damages is not a remedy provided by this court. See HRS § 602-5(a). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the complaint is dismissed. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the clerk of the appellate court shall process the complaint without payment of the filing fees. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, January 29, 2021. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Michael D. Wilson /s/ Todd W. Eddins

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