Hardin, Jr. v. Lee

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 13-FEB-2026 01:21 PM Dkt. 16 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________ ROBERT H. HARDIN, JR., Petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE ANNALISA M. BERNARD LEE, Judge of the District Court of the Second Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge, and AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Respondent. ________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 2DSC-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS WITH PREJUDICE (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Johnson, assigned by reason of vacancy) A petition for writ of mandamus was filed in this case on November 18, 2025. Petitioner subsequently filed a notice of dismissal on December 8, 2025, that requests dismissal of the petition for writ of mandamus. Based on the record, we construe the December 8, 2025 notice as a motion to dismiss and grant the motion.

It is ordered that the petition is dismissed with prejudice.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, February 13, 2026.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Ronald G. Johnson