NO. 24812

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I

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DELCYNE DOMINGUES, Petitioner,

vs.

THE HONORABLE GAIL C. NAKATANI, in her official Capacity
as Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit,
State of Hawai`i, and the STATE OF HAWAII, Respondents.

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APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT
(CR. NO. 01-1-1215)


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

Upon consideration of the application for a writ of mandamus filed by Petitioner Delcyne Domingues and the papers in support, it appears that Petitioner fails to establish that she is entitled to mandamus relief. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the application for a writ of mandamus is denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, January 18, 2002.