NO. 24640

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 (CIV. NO. 02-1-ACM-1))

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CIV. NOS. 00-1-3297-10 & 02-1-ACM-1)


ORDER
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.)

Upon consideration of Petitioner Combustion Engineering, Inc.'s motion for withdrawal of its petitions for writs of mandamus directed to the Honorable Eden Elizabeth Hifo, the papers in support, and the records and files herein,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion for withdrawal is granted, and the petitions are dismissed.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, December 14, 2001.