NO. 26869



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I



EMERSON M.F. JOU, M.D., Petitioner


vs.


KAREN N. BLONDIN, Judge, Circuit Court, First Circuit,
State of Hawai`i, and STATE OF HAWAI`I, Real Party In Interest,
Respondent



GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY, aka GEICO, A Corporation,
Party To The Action In The Circuit Court



ORIGINAL PROCEEDING



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

Upon consideration of the petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition filed by Petitioner Emerson M.F. Jou, M.D., the papers in support, and the records and files herein, it appears Petitioner fails to demonstrate that he is entitled to a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition is denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, November 3, 2004.



Stephen M. Shaw,
for petitioner
on the writ