LAW/MBHARY NO. 30655 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIT

RICHARD E. PALM, Petitioner, §§ §§ vs. ; xv r‘ § §§ THE HoNoRABLE PATRICK w. BoRDER, JUDGE oF THE CH§R§§IT m § coURT oF THE F:RST CIRCU:T, STATE oF HAWAI‘:, Res;§§“" ent."" r'“ ==- viz ',# 1_‘ x ' mgI3 co WW OR:G:NAL PR@CEED:NG 2~;} ~~ g (S.P. NO. 10-1-OO98) ORDER (By: Moon, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, Duffy, and Recktenwald, JJ.)

2010 “Notice of Pursuant to petitioner’s August l8, Petitioner’s Release from Leahi Hospital” and the respondent judge's August l8, 2010 supplemental answer, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for a writ of mandamus is dismissed as moot.

August 23, 2010.i DATED: Honolulu, HawaiHq %%iM4LLLL“r¢hz£qjaJ¢e~ w-#~§ k&Qm;£…@MH@l$'