Vaimili v. Kawamura

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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-23-0000360 24-JUL-2023 01:15 PM Dkt. 7 ODDP SCPW-23-0000360 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI I ________________________________________________________________ JOSEPH VAIMILI, Petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE SHIRLEY M. KAWAMURA, Judge of the Circuit Court for the First Circuit, State of Hawai i, Respondent Judge, and STATE OF HAWAI I, Respondent. ________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (1PR181000013) ORDER DISMISSING PETITION (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, and Eddins, JJ., Circuit Judge Morikone and Circuit Judge Kawashima, assigned by reason of vacancies) Upon consideration of the letter filed on May 25, 2023, which we construe as a petition for a writ of mandamus, and the record, it is ordered that the petition is dismissed as moot. In an order filed five days prior to the postmarked date of Petitioner’s letter, the circuit court acted on a pending ground in 1PR181000013 and stated it will act on the remaining grounds under a separate order. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai i, July 24, 2023. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Kevin T. Morikone /s/ James S. Kawashima 2

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