Aldan v. Somerville

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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-23-0000008 07-FEB-2023 11:39 AM Dkt. 3 ODDP SCPW-23-0000008 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI I ________________________________________________________________ MIKA Y. ALDAN and SEAN A. ALDAN, Petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE ROWENA SOMERVILLE, Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawai i, Respondent Judge, and STATE OF HAWAI I, Respondent. ________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (1CPC-21-0000816; 1CPC-20-0001541) ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.) Upon consideration of the “Complaint” filed on January 6, 2023, which we construe as a petition for writ of mandamus, and the record, Petitioners have not demonstrated a clear and indisputable right to relief or a lack of alternative means to seek relief. An extraordinary writ is not warranted. Kema v. Gaddis, 91 Hawai i 200, 204-05, 982 P.2d 334, 338-39 (1999). It is ordered that the petition is denied. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai i, February 7, 2023. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Michael D. Wilson /s/ Todd W. Eddins 2

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