In re: Chavez

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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-26-0000367 01-SEP-2026 10:39 AM Dkt. 15 ODDPSCPW-26-0000367

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

IN RE LEONARDO R. CHAVEZ

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 1PC141000360)

ORDER DENYING PETITIONS (By: Devens, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ.,

and Circuit Judge Medeiros, assigned by reason of vacancy)

Upon consideration of the petition for writ of mandamus,

filed May 8, 2026, the petition for writ of mandamus,

filed August 18, 2026, the declaration in support of request to

proceed in forma pauperis, filed August 18, 2026, and the

record, Petitioner has not demonstrated a clear and indisputable

right to relief. An extraordinary writ is unwarranted. See

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP v. Kim, 153 Hawaiʻi 307, 319, 537

P.3d 1154, 1166 (2023).

It is ordered:

1. The petitions for writ of mandamus are denied;

2. The filing fee is waived.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, September 1, 2026.

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

/s/ Dyan M. Medeiros