Lord v. Kobata ( 2023 )

Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX
18-APR-2023
11:02 AM
Dkt. 25 ORD
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
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ESTATE OF VIVIAN T. LORD, by her PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
WILLIAM H. GILLIAM; and WILLIAM H. GILLIAM individually,
Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellants,
vs.
LESLIE KOBATA, REGISTRAR, in his
official capacity only; PORTER McGUIRE KIAKONA & CHOW, LLP;
PORTER McGUIRE KIAKONA, LLP; FOREST B. JENKINS;
CHONG, NISHIMOTO, SIA, NAKAMURA & GOYA, LLLP; JEFFREY H.K. SIA;
DOROTHY P.H. MEISNER; SHANA MAGUIRE; HAWAII FIRST, INC.;
CERTIFIED MANAGEMENT, INC., dba ASSOCIA, HAWAII; and
ASSOCIATION OF APARTMENT OWNERS OF KUHIO SHORES AT POIPU,
Respondents/Defendants-Appellees.
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CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CIV. NO. 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX)
ORDER
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, and Eddins, JJ.,
Circuit Judge Castagnetti, in place of Nakayama, J., recused,
and Circuit Judge Souza, in place of Wilson, J., recused)
Upon consideration of the document filed on February
21, 2023, it is ordered:
1. The application for a writ of certiorari is
rejected.
2. The petition for a writ of mandamus or
prohibition is denied. Petitioners have alternative means to
seek relief because 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX is ongoing and the vexatious
litigant order and order addressing attorney fees and costs may
be reviewed on appeal. Petitioners have also not demonstrated a
clear and indisputable right to relief because it is within the
circuit court’s jurisdiction and discretion to decide the motion
for attorney fees and costs. An extraordinary writ is thus not
warranted. See Kema v. Gaddis, 91 Hawaiʻi 200, 204-05, 982 P.2d
334, 338-39 (1999); Honolulu Advertiser, Inc. v. Takao, 59 Haw.
237, 241–42, 580 P.2d 58, 62 (1978).
3. The request for a stay is denied. If and when
appropriate, Petitioners may seek a stay in the circuit court
pursuant to Hawaiʻi Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 62 and Hawaiʻi
Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 8.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, April 18, 2023.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
/s/ Jeannette H. Castagnetti
/s/ Kevin A.K. Souza
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