Title: In re Doe
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 24615
State: Hawaii
Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court
Date: October 18, 2001

NO. 24615 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I _________________________________________________________________ IN THE INTEREST OF JOHN DOE: Born on May 23, 1984. _________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (FC-J NO. 00-04244) ORDER (By: Moon, C.J., for the court) Upon consideration of the petition for a writ of mandamus directed to a judge filed by Petitioners Department of Education, Department of Health and Department of Human Services, the papers in support, and the records and files herein, it appears that: (1) Petitioners are challenging orders entered by the respondent judge in FC-J No. 00-04244; (2) a writ of mandamus is not intended to take the place of an appeal; (3) Petitioners have a pending appeal in the same proceeding that is docketed as Appeal No. 24611. Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for a writ of mandamus is dismissed without prejudice to the court considering any issues in the pending appeal. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, October 18, 2001. FOR THE COURT: RONALD T.Y. MOON Chief Justice