Duarte v. Kimura

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 18-FEB-2026 07:53 AM Dkt. 6 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________ YVONNE K. DUARTE; ROLAND P. LEDWARD, JR., Petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE JORDON J. KIMURA, Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge, and MARK SAUSEN; LOUISE SAUSEN, Respondents. ________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Somerville, assigned by reason of vacancy) Upon consideration of the petition for writ of mandamus, filed June 30, 2025, and the record, Petitioners have not demonstrated a clear and indisputable right to relief. See 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.

It is further ordered that this case is referred to the Attorney General of the State of Hawaiʻi for investigation into Unauthorized Practice of Law. See Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes § 605-14 (2016). The bottom of each page of the petition for writ of mandamus includes the statement: “Prepared by: Premiere Paralegal Services-HAWAI`I.”

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, February 18, 2026.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Rowena A. Somerville