Court Opinion

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Electronically Filed
                                                    Supreme Court
                                                    SCPW-12-0000017
                                                    25-JAN-2012
                                                    02:00 PM

                       NO. SCPW-12-0000017

          IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

                  CHRIS GRINDLING, Petitioner,

                               vs.

    THE HONORABLE SHACKLEY F. RAFFETTO, JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT

   COURT OF THE SECOND CIRCUIT, STATE OF HAWAI'I, Respondent.

                       ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

                     (S.P.P. NO. 10-1-0011)

                              ORDER

(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, Duffy, and McKenna, JJ.)

          Upon consideration of petitioner Chris Grindling's

petition for a writ of mandamus filed on January 9, 2012 and the

record of S.P.P. No. 10-1-0011,

          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 FURTHER ORDERED that the clerk of the appellate

court shall serve the petition for a writ of mandamus on: (1) the

respondent judge; (2) the attorney general; and (3) the

prosecuting attorney for the County of Maui.

          IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the respondent judge shall

file an answer to the petition for a writ of mandamus within

twenty days from the date of this order.

          DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, January 25, 2012.

                              /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

                              /s/ Paula A. Nakayama

                              /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.

                              /s/ James E. Duffy, Jr.

                              /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

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