Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCPW-10-0000207

22-DEC-2010

01:17 PM

NO. SCPW-10-0000207

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

MICHAEL C. TIERNEY, Petitioner,

vs.

THE HONORABLE DERRICK H.M. CHAN, JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT, STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

(CR. NOS. 88-2209 and 89-0024)

ORDER

(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ. and Circuit Judge Trader, assigned by reason of vacancy)

Upon consideration of petitioner Michael C. Tierney's petition for a writ of mandamus, it appears that forfeiture of bail is not a proceeding for which petitioner is entitled to appointment of counsel. Therefore, petitioner is not entitled to mandamus relief. See HRS § 802-1 (1993); State v. Camara, 81 Hawai#i 324, 329 n.7, 916 P.2d 1225, 1330 n.7 (1996); 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.). 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 FURTHER ORDERED that the petition for a writ of mandamus is denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, December 22, 2010.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.

/s/ James E. Duffy, Jr.

/s/ Rom A. Trader

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