Gonsalves v. Holma

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 12-FEB-2024 10:19 AM Dkt. 29 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________ CELESTE M. GONSALVES, Petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE KARIN L. HOLMA, Judge of the District Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge, and STUART B. GLAUBERMAN, Respondent. ________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 1DSC-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ.)

Upon consideration of the petition for writ of mandamus filed November 9, 2023, and the record, we do not construe the record and evidence submitted to reflect bias nor an abuse of discretion in the manner that the Respondent Judge conducted the trial. Petitioner has not demonstrated a clear and indisputable right to relief. Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP v. Kim, 153 Hawaiʻi 307, 319, 537 P.3d 1154, 1166 (2023).

It is ordered that the petition is denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, February 12, 2024.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens