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Leas v. Ching
Citation: Not availableDocket: SCPW-22-0000558
Court: Hawaii Supreme Court; October 14, 2022; Hawaii; State Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court of Hawai#i denied David Bartley Leas's petition for a writ of mandamus against Judge Gale Ching of the Family Court and Crystal Waitkus Leas. The court found that Leas failed to demonstrate a clear and indisputable right to relief or the absence of other remedies, referencing the case State ex rel. Kaneshiro v. Huddy. Additionally, the court reviewed multiple related cases and did not find any conduct by Judge Ching that would necessitate disqualification, citing Peters v. Jamieson. As a result, both the petition for mandamus and the motion to disqualify Judge Ching from future proceedings were denied. The order was issued on October 14, 2022, and signed by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald and Justices McKenna, Wilson, Eddins, and Circuit Judge Morikawa, who substituted for the recused Nakayama.