Title: D.R. Partners v. Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit, State of Hawaii

State: hawaii

Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court

Document:

No, 28055
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'T

 

D.R. PARTNERS, dba The Hawaii Tribune-Herald and West Hawaii
‘Today, a Nevada general partnership, Petitioner,

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT, STATE OF
HAWAI'I; the Honorable GEORGE N. MASUOKA, Judge of the Circuit
Court of the Fifth Circuit, State of Hawai'i, Respondents.

 
  

ORzGINAL, PROCEEDING ee
(Civil. No. 04-1-0211) Sor
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ORDER Be. 2
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama and Acobag|JI., @
and Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Fujdpe, 4

in place of Duffy, J., recused)

upon consideration of the petition for 2 writ of
mandamus and/or prohibition filed by petitioner D.R. Partners,
dba The Hawaii Tribune Herald and West Hawaii Today, the papers
in support and the answers of the respondents, it appears that
the presumption of openness of judicial proceedings and records
requires respondents to demonstrate that strong countervailing
reasons weigh against the public's presumptive right of general
access to the record of Civil No. 04-1-0211. In re Estate of
Campbell, 106 Hawai‘i 453, 465, 106 F.3d 1096, 1208 (2005).
Respondents fail to demonstrate that such strong countervailing
reasons exist. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for a writ of

mandamus and/or prohibition is granted as te issuance of a writ

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of prohibition. Effective the date of this order, the respondent
judge and the clerk of the third circuit court are prohibited
from further enforcing the April 11, 2006 stipulation temporarily
sealing the record of Civil No. 04-1-0211.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, September 6, 2006.

Jettrey S. Portnoy, Esq. fpr

Elijah vip, Esq.
Christian k. Adame, Esq. .
Cades Schutte LLP (BZ Hlrisen
Attorney for petitioner

Brian J. be Lins, Esq. Praaie Oo rua.
Crudele 6 De Lina

Attorney for respondent

Stanley Roehrig

Keith K. Hiraoka, Esq. Qeaer, de yx
Roeca Louie & Hiraoka

Attorney for respondents

Roehrig Roehrig, Wilson &
Hara, and Glenn Hara

Diana L. Van De Car, Esq.
Attorney for respondent
‘Title Guaranty Co.

Eugene J. Albertini, Esq.
Albertini & Gill
Attorney for respondent
George Miyashiro

Shelby Anne Floyd, Esq.
Danielle DeGele-Mathews, Esq.
Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing
Attorneys for respondet
Jack's Tours