UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT CIVIL BEAT LAW CENTER FOR No. 23-15108 THE PUBLIC INTEREST, INC., D.C. No. Plaintiff-Appellant, 1:22-cv-00386- v. DKW-KJM RODNEY A. MAILE, in an Official Capacity as Administrative Director of OPINION the Courts; ELIZABETH M. ZACK, in an Official Capacity as Chief Clerk of the Hawai`i Supreme Court; LORI ANN OKITA, in an Official Capacity as Chief Court Administrator of the First Circuit; SANDY S. KOZAKI, in an Official Capacity as Chief Court Administrator of the Second Circuit; DAVID M. LAM, in an Official Capacity as Chief Court Administrator of the Fifth Circuit; DAWN WEST, in an Official Capacity as Chief Court Administrator of the Third Circuit,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawai‘i Derrick Kahala Watson, Chief District Judge, Presiding 2 CIVIL BEAT LAW CENTER V. MAILE

Argued and Submitted February 15, 2024 Honolulu, Hawai‘i

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