IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I
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CARINA ANN HUMPHRIES, Petitioner,
vs.
THE HONORABLE DAN T. KOCHI, in his official capacity as
Administrative Judge of the Criminal Division
of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit,
State of Hawai`i, Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(FC-CR. NO. 00-1-0018)
ORDER
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama,
Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.)
Upon consideration of the application for a writ of mandamus filed by Petitioner Carina Ann Humphries, the papers in support, and the records and files herein, it appears that: (1) Petitioner is seeking review of the orders denying Petitioners' ex parte applications for payment pursuant to HRS § 802-7 of expert fees at state expense in State v. Humphries, FC-Cr. No. 00-1-0018; and (2) Petitioner will have a remedy by way of appeal if she is convicted of the charged offense. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the application for a writ of mandamus is denied without prejudice to any remedy Petitioner may have by way of appeal.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the request to seal the application for a writ of mandamus is denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, September 9, 2002.