NO. 29776



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I




RICHARD BLAISDELL, Petitioner,

vs.

THE HONORABLE KARL K. SAKAMOTO, JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT, STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Respondent.



ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CIVIL NO. 08-1-0958)



ORDER
(By: Moon, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ. and
Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Watanabe,
assigned by reason of vacancy)

Upon consideration of petitioner Richard Blaisdell's petition for a writ of mandamus and respondent's answer, it appears that a "Final Separate Judgment" was entered on May 14, 2009 in Civil No. 08-1-0958. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for a writ of mandamus is dismissed as moot.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, May 28, 2009.