NO. 24615

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I

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IN THE INTEREST OF JOHN DOE:

Born on May 23, 1984.

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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(FC-J NO. 00-04244)


ORDER
(By: Moon, C.J., for the court)

Upon consideration of the petition for a writ of mandamus directed to a judge filed by Petitioners Department of Education, Department of Health and Department of Human Services, the papers in support, and the records and files herein, it appears that: (1) Petitioners are challenging orders entered by the respondent judge in FC-J No. 00-04244; (2) a writ of mandamus is not intended to take the place of an appeal; (3) Petitioners have a pending appeal in the same proceeding that is docketed as Appeal No. 24611. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for a writ of mandamus is dismissed without prejudice to the court considering any issues in the pending appeal.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, October 18, 2001.