Tierney v. Hawaii Paroling Authority

NO. 3036l lN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIT MlCHAEL C. TIERNEY, Petitioner, v S » g " ""'-»~J HAWAll PAROLlNG AUTHORITY, R@Spondent. am @R:<;:NAL PRocEED:NG 1 €F“» QBQEB (By: Moon, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, Duffy, and Recktenwald, JJ.) Upon consideration of Michael C. Tierney's petition for a writ of habeas corpus and motion for appointment of counsel, it appears that habeas corpus relief is available to petitioner in the circuit court and petitioner presents no special reason for invoking the supreme court’s original jurisdiction. ee Oili v. 788 (l976). Therefore, 5l2, 557 P.2d 787, 57 Haw. 5ll, Chang, lT lS HEREBY ORDERED that: (l) the motion for appointment of counsel is denied and (2) the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied without prejudice to seeking habeas corpus relief in the circuit court pursuant to HRS § 660-3 (l993). DATED: Honolulu, HawaiUq M@rCh 17, 2010_ %»¢,,u I`>¢,,,¢,.,LM z?.“'r\a.~)-