IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I
COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC., Petitioner,
vs.
THE HONORABLE EDEN ELIZABETH HIFO, JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT, STATE OF HAWAI`I, Respondent,
and
EDWARD T.W. CHANG, and FLORA L. CHANG, Respondents,
and
RAPID-AMERICAN CORPORATION, JOHN CRANE, INC. and
THE LYNCH COMPANY, INC., CENTER FOR CLAIMS RESOLUTION
DEFENDANTS GAF CORPORATION, METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY, HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC., fka Allied-Signal, Inc.,
GARLOCK, INC., GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC.,
INDRESCO, INC., DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC., and HARBISON-WALKER
REFRACTORIES COMPANY, Respondents.
(No. 24640 (CIV. NO. 00-1-3297-10))
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COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC., Petitioner,
vs.
THE HONORABLE EDEN ELIZABETH HIFO, JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT, STATE OF HAWAI`I, Respondent,
and
WILLIAM A. ACAIN, TOM BELL (DCD), FAAAOGA ENA,
DONALD JAMES, SOLOMON KEAWE (DCD), CHARLES T. KUSUNO,
STUART H.W. LUM, HISAO MAGARIFUJI (DCD), GARY T. MATSUMOTO,
RAYMOND H. SUMIDA, Respondents,
and
JOHN CRANE, INC. and THE LYNCH COMPANY, INC.,
RAPID-AMERICAN CORPORATION, A.P. GREEN SERVICES, INC., fka
BIGELOW-LIPTAK CORPORATION, GAF CORPORATION and PARSONS
ENERGY & CHEMICALS GROUP, INC. sued herein as Parsons
Infrastructure & Technology Group, Inc., METROPOLITAN LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY, HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
fka ALLIED-SIGNAL, INC., GARLOCK, INC., The Lynch Co., Inc.,
CENTER FOR CLAIMS RESOLUTION DEFENDANTS, GENERAL ELECTRIC
COMPANY, OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., INDRESCO, INC., DRESSER
INDUSTRIES, INC., and HARBISON-WALKER REFRACTORIES COMPANY,
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY,
METCALF & EDDY, INC., KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC., CSR LIMITED,
ABB, Ltd., THE FLINTKOTE COMPANY, SOCO-WESTERN CHEMICAL
CORPORATION, NORTHBROOK CORPORATION as Successor by Merger
to AMFAC, INC., HAWAII PLANNING MILL, LTD., Respondents.
(No. 24641 (02-1-ACM-1))
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CIV. NO. 00-1-3297-10 & 02-1-ACM-1)
ORDER
(By: Levinson, J., for the court (1)
Upon consideration of Petitioner Combustion Engineering, Inc.'s petitions for a writ of mandamus directed to the Honorable Eden Elizabeth Hifo, which were consolidated for disposition, the papers in support, and the records and files herein,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Pursuant to HRAP Rule 21(c), the respondents shall file an answer or answers within forty days from the date of this order.
2. Pursuant to HRAP Rule 21(c), the respondent judge may elect not to appear.
3. Petitioner may file a supplemental memorandum or other supplemental material within the time provided.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, November 9, 2001.
1. Considered by: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.