Court Opinion

ID: 9897152
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-11-14 19:07:51.985693+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:16:23.447192
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Electronically Filed
                                                        Supreme Court
                                                        SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
                                                        07-NOV-2023
                                                        11:22 AM
                                                        Dkt. 10 ORD

                          SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

          IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I

                 IN THE INTEREST OF NICHOLAS ABEL

                        ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

                               ORDER
          (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, and Eddins, JJ.,
             Circuit Judge Kim and Circuit Judge Kawano,
                  assigned by reasons of vacancies)

     Upon consideration of the September 18, October 5, and

October 24, 2023 submissions from Nicholas Abel, which we deem

either an attempt to initiate civil litigation against two

individuals, or to seek post-conviction relief concerning

judgments entered against him, we conclude this court lacks the

jurisdiction to consider his requests for relief.     Cf. Hawaiʻi

Revised Statutes §§ 603-21.5(a) (Supp. 2017), 604-5 (2016); Rule

40(b) of the Hawaiʻi Rules of Penal Procedure.    We also note the

motion for permission to proceed in forma pauperis.     Therefore,
     It is ordered that the motion to proceed in forma pauperis

is granted.

     It is further ordered that the petitions are dismissed

without prejudice to Abel seeking relief in a court of

appropriate jurisdiction.

          DATED:   Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, November 7, 2023.

                                     /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

                                     /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

                                     /s/ Todd W. Eddins

                                     /s/ Robert D.S. Kim

                                     /s/ Kelsey T. Kawano

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