Title: Esekia v. Castagnetti
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: SCPW-23-0000580
State: Hawaii
Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court
Date: November 17, 2023

SCPW-23-0000580 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________ FALEUPOLU ESEKIA, Petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE JEANNETTE H. CASTAGNETTI, Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge, and PUU HELEAKALA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, by and through its Board of Directors, ALAPATI ESEKIA, PHKK PROPERTIES LLC, a Company or Corporation, DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee under Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2007 Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC, Respondents. ________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 1CCV-22-0000740) ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, and Eddins, JJ., Circuit Judge Johnson and Circuit Judge Tonaki, assigned by reason of vacancies) Upon consideration of the documents filed on October 13, 2023, which we construe as a petition for writ of mandamus, and the record, a writ of mandamus is not intended to be used to Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-23-0000580 17-NOV-2023 01:05 PM Dkt. 6 ODDP 2 supersede the circuit court’s discretion when ruling on pending matters before it, nor be used in lieu of normal appellate procedures. See Kema v. Gaddis, 91 Hawaiʻi 200, 204-05, 982 P.2d 334, 338-39 (1999). An extraordinary writ is not warranted. It is ordered that the petition is denied. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, November 17, 2023. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Ronald G. Johnson /s/ John M. Tonaki