NO. 28878



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I



THOMAS R. KELLER, ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE COURTS, Petitioner,


vs.



MARK J. BENNETT, ATTORNEY GENERAL,
STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Respondent.




ORIGINAL PROCEEDING






ORDER DISMISSING PROCEEDING
(By: Levinson, Acting C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.
and Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Fujise,
in place of Moon, C.J., recused)

Upon consideration of petitioner Thomas R. Keller's motion to withdraw petition for writ of mandamus, which is deemed a motion for dismissal pursuant to HRAP 42(b),

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion is granted and this proceeding is dismissed.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, December 24, 2007.