Hardin, Jr. v. Lee

NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

Electronically Filed
Intermediate Court of Appeals
CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX
04-NOV-2025
07:47 AM
Dkt. 5 ODSLJ
NO. CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

ROBERT H. HARDIN, JR., Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
THE HONORABLE ANNALISA M. BERNARD LEE, JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT
COURT OF THE SECOND CIRCUIT, SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION, STATE OF
HAWAI#I, and AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Respondents-Appellees

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND CIRCUIT
(CASE NO. 2DSC-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER
(By: Wadsworth, Presiding Judge, McCullen and Guidry, JJ.)
Upon review of the record, we find that Petitioner
Robert H. Hardin Jr.'s October 31, 2025 Petition for Writ of
Mandamus does not notice an appeal from an appealable decree,
order, or judgment entered by the District Court of the Second
Circuit in 2DSC-XX-XXXXXXX. Rather, it seeks affirmative relief
in the nature of a writ of mandamus, which the Hawai#i Supreme
Court has exclusive, original jurisdiction to grant. Hawai#i
Revised Statutes § 602-5(a)(3) (2016).
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that case No. CAOT-25-
0000782 is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction without prejudice
to seeking relief from the Hawai#i Supreme Court.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, November 4, 2025.

/s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth
Presiding Judge

/s/ Sonja M.P. McCullen
Associate Judge

/s/ Kimberly T. Guidry
Associate Judge