NO. 30170



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I





RICHARD BLAISDELL, Petitioner,

vs.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Respondent.




ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(SPP NO. 08-1-0041)




ORDER
(By: Duffy, J. for the court (1))

Upon consideration of the petition for a writ of mandamus filed by petitioner Richard Blaisdell and the papers in support,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Honorable Virginia L. Crandall, presiding judge in SPP No. 08-1-0041, shall, within five days from the date of this order, file a statement with this court explaining the status of SPP No. 08-1-0041.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, December 7, 2009.


1.      Considered by: Moon, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, Duffy, and Recktenwald, JJ.