Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-16-0000491
15-JUL-2016
10:04 AM
SCPW-16-000491
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
WALTER R. SCHOETTLE, Petitioner,
vs.
THE OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, and RICHARD A. PLATEL, CHIEF
DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Respondents.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)
Upon consideration of the May 10, 2016 petition for a
writ of mandmamus submitted by Petitioner attorney Walter R.
Schoettle, this court concludes nothing in the petition or the
attached exhibits supports the conclusion that the Office of
Disciplinary Counsel has violated a duty owed this court, or
abused the discretion delegated to it by this court to
investigate the allegations of misconduct lodged by the
Petitioner. See Breiner v. Sunderland, 112 Hawai#i 60, 64-65,
143 P.3d 1262, 1266-67 (2006); In re Disciplinary Bd. of the
Hawai#i Supreme Court, 91 Hawai#i 363, 368-71, 984 P.2d 688, 693-
96 (1999); Akinaka v. Disciplinary Bd. of the Hawai#i Supreme
Court, 91 Hawai#i 51, 57, 979 P.2d 1077, 1083 (1999).
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for a writ of
mandamus is denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, July 15, 2016.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
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