Title: Espinoza v. State of Hawaii District Court of the First Circuit, Honolulu Division
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: SCPW-13-0005884
State: Hawaii
Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court
Date: December 10, 2013

SCPW-13-0005884 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I DENISE ESPINOZA, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF HAWAII DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT, HONOLULU DIVISION, Respondent. ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (Case No. 1P1090009388-1P1090009423) ORDER DENYING “EMERGENCY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS; WRIT OF PROHIBITION TO THE STATE OF HAWAII DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT HONOLULU DIVISION AND JUDGE SHIRLEY KAWAMURA” (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ.) Upon consideration of the document submitted by petitioner Denise Espinoza entitled “Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus; Writ of Prohibition to the State of Hawaii District Court of the First Circuit Honolulu Division and Judge Shirley Kawamura”, which was filed as a petition for a writ of mandamus on December 4, 2013, and the record, it appears that petitioner does not have a clear and indisputable right to the requested relief and has alternative means to obtain relief. Petitioner, therefore, is not entitled to a writ of mandamus. See Kema v. Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-13-0005884 10-DEC-2013 08:06 AM Gaddis, 91 Hawai#i 200, 204-05, 982 P.2d 334, 338-39 (1999) (a writ 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). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the clerk of the appellate court shall process the petition for a writ of mandamus without payment of the filing fee. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the petition for a writ of mandamus is denied. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, December 10, 2013. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack