Case Title: Cabanting v. Hara

Citation: 

Docket Number: 29029

State: hawaii

Court: Hawaii Supreme Court

Date: 2008-03-12T00:00:00Z

Document:
LAW LIBRARY

wo. 29029

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAW

 

BIENVENIDO C. CABANTING, as Guardian Procheinppimt
of ALEXIS LOKAHI LEHMAN-CABANTING, @ Minor, ib
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‘THE HONORABLE GLENN S. HARA, JUDGE OF THE C1]
COURT OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT, STATE OF HAMA:
HYACINTH L. POOUAHE, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIO!

STATE OF HAWAT'I, and DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERV

STATE OF HAWAI'I, Respondents.

 

 

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(Giv. NO. 0)-1-0038)
(gy: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Aeoba, and Duffy, 23.)
Upon consideration of the petition for a writ of

mandamus filed by petitioners Bienvenido Cabanting, as Guardian
Prochein Ani of Alexis Lokahi Lehman-Cabanting, a minor, and
Ronnie Cebenting and the papers in support, st appears that the
question of the disqualification of the presiding judge is not a
question that cannot otherwise be reviewed on petitioners’ appeal
trom a final judgment entered in Civil No, 07-1-0038. Therefore,
petitioners are not entitled to extraordinary relief. See Peters
Ye-Janieson, 48 Haw, 247, 257, 397 F.2d $75, $82 (2964) (A writ
of prohibition will Iie to compel the disqualification of trial
Judge where the question of disqualification cannot otherwise be
reviewed.) Kena vs Gaddis, 91 Hawai'i 200, 204, 982 P.2d 934,
298 (1999) (A wedt of mandamus of prohibition 42 an extraordinary
renedy 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
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requested action, Such writs are not int
legal discretionary authority of the lower courts, nor are they

normal appellate

 

intended to serve as legal remedies in lie
procedures.). Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for a writ of
mandamus is denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, March 12, 2008.

 

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