Title: Beam v. Luke

State: hawaii

Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court

Document:

LAW LIBRARY

No, 29805

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

 

 

   
 

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SHE HONORABLE LINDA K.C. LUKE, JUDGE OF THE FAMPLYSCOURR | =
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CRESIRL ROCESS &

ORDER
Moon, C.J., Nakayama, Accba, Duffy, and Recktenwald, JJ.)

 

upon consideration of the petition for a writ of
mandamus filed by petitioner Catina Stefanik and the papers in
support, it appears that the motion to dismiss the custody
proceeding is not scheduled for hearing after the custody trial
inasmuch as the motion to dismiss is scheduled for hearing on
galy 15, 2009, Wednesday, at
scheduled for trial during the week of -- not on -- July 13,

2009. There is no evidence that the motion to dismiss will not

 

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be heard before commencement of the custody trial and the denial
of the motion to shorten the time to hear the motion to dismiss
is reviewable on appeal from a final order on the custody
proceeding. Thus, petitioner is not entitled to mandamus relief.
See Kema v. Gaddis, 91 Hawai'i 200, 204, 982 P.2d 334, 338 (1999)
(A weit of mandamus is an extraordinary remedy 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 requested action.

Such writs are not intended to supersede the legal discretionary
authority of the lower courts, nor are they intended to serve as
legal renedies in lieu of noxmal appellate procedures.).
Accordingly,

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

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai’:

 

+ May 15, 2009,

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