Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-13-0000167
19-MAR-2013
09:47 AM
SCPW-13-0000167
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
CHRIS SLAVICK, Petitioner,
vs.
THE HONORABLE KAREN AHN, Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(Cr. No. 1PC04-1-001534)
ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ.)
Upon consideration of petitioner Christopher Lee
Slavick’s March 2, 2013 letter to the court, which we review as a
petition for a writ of mandamus, and the record, it appears that
petitioner fails to demonstrate a clear and indisputable right to
relief and a lack of alternative means to obtain such relief.
Kema v. Gaddis, 91 Hawai#i 200, 204, 982 P.2d 334, 338 (1999) (a
writ of mandamus is an extraordinary remedy that will not issue
unless the petitioner demonstrates a clear and indisputable right
to relief and a lack of alternative means to redress adequately
the alleged wrong or obtain the requested action; such writs are
not intended to supersede the legal discretionary authority of
the lower courts, nor are they intended to serve as legal
remedies in lieu of normal appellate procedure). Accordingly,
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 HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the petition for a
writ of mandamus is denied without prejudice.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, March 19, 2013.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
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