Case Title: Aldan v. Somerville

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Docket Number: SCPW-23-0000008

State: hawaii

Court: Hawaii Supreme Court

Date: 2023-02-07T00:00:00Z

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SCPW-23-0000008 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________ MIKA Y. ALDAN and SEAN A. ALDAN, Petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE ROWENA SOMERVILLE, Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge, and STATE OF HAWAIʻI, 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 Hawaiʻi 200, 204-05, 982 P.2d 334, 338-39 (1999). Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-23-0000008 07-FEB-2023 11:39 AM Dkt. 3 ODDP 2 It is ordered that the petition is denied. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, February 7, 2023. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Michael D. Wilson /s/ Todd W. Eddins