Title: Slavick v. Ahn
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: SCPW-13-0005293
State: Hawaii
Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court
Date: February 21, 2014

SCPW-13-0005293 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I CHRISTOPHER LEE SLAVICK, Petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE KAREN S.S. AHN, Circuit Court Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, Respondent Judge, and STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent. ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CR. NO. 04-1-1534) ORDER DENYING AS MOOT APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ.) Upon consideration of petitioner Christopher Lee Slavick’s application for a writ of mandamus, filed on November 15, 2013, the respondent judge’s answer to the application for a writ of mandamus, filed on February 3, 2014, the State of Hawai#i’s answer to the application for a writ of mandamus, filed on February 4, 2014, the respective supporting documents, and the record, it appears that on January 23, 2014, the respondent judge Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-13-0005293 21-FEB-2014 10:37 AM filed an amended summary judgment of conviction and sentence and an amended mittimus (warrant of commitment to jail) to include the circumstances of the offense in which the respondent judge found petitioner guilty of summary contempt of court. See HRS § 710-1077(5) (“Whenever a person is convicted of criminal contempt of court or sentenced therefor, the particular circumstances of the offense shall be set forth in the judgment and in the order or warrant of commitment.”) Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the application for a writ of mandamus is denied as moot. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, February 21, 2014. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack