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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001120 [ADA] | In re William and Mary Fontana Exempt Generation Skipping Trust for the Benefit of James A. Fontana (Order Dismissing Appeal as Moot). Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/08/2019. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/14/2019 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/01/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/14/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 29, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000805 [ADA] | State v. Lagmay (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 29, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000884 [ADA] | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Cole (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/26/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/26/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 144 Haw. 6 |
| January 28, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000592 [ADA] | RC v. MC (Amended mem.op., vacated, remanded, and affirmed). ICA mem. op., filed 12/28/2018, 143 Haw. 524. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/25/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/20/2019 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 5 |
| January 28, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001093 [ADA] | Association of Apartment Owners of Terrazza/Cortebella/Las Brisas/Tiburon v. Lopez (mem. op., vacated and remanded). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, ʻEwa Division | 144 Haw. 5 |
| January 25, 2019 | S.Ct | SCEC-18-0000910 [ADA] | Iwasa v. Nago (Per Curiam). |
Original Proceeding | 148 Haw. 46 |
| January 25, 2019 | S.Ct | SCEC-18-0000909 [ADA] | Waters v. Nago (Per Curiam). |
Original Proceeding | 148 Haw. 46 |
| January 25, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000104 [ADA] | In re the Trust Agreement dated June 6, 1974, as amended (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 08/31/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 140. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/28/2018. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 25, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000346 [ADA] | Arthur v. CJ Peterson Services, Inc. (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| January 25, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000326 [ADA] | Kaiama v. Chun-Hoon (Order Approving the January 14, 2019 Stipulation for Dismissal of Appeal with Prejudice). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| January 25, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000324 [ADA] | Domingo v. James B. Nutter & Company (Order Granting the January 8, 2019 Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice). ICA Opinion, filed 12/20/2023 [ada], 153 Haw. 584. Consolidated with CAAP-17-0000859. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| January 25, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000919 [ADA] | JR v. IR (Amended s.d.o., affirmed). ICA s.d.o., filed 01/17/2019. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/29/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/08/2019 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 5 |
| January 25, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000758 [ADA] | Roberts v. Emery (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 144 Haw. 3 |
| January 25, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000681 [ADA] | State v. Wright (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 144 Haw. 4 |
| January 25, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000039 [ADA] | Shibata v. Dicus (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 4 |
| January 25, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000349 [ADA] | Nationstar Mortgage, LLC v. Lee (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 144 Haw. 4 |
| January 24, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPW-18-0000978 [ADA] | Castro v. Castagnetti (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Writ of Prohibition). Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Writ of Prohibition, filed 12/31/2018. Second Amended Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Writ of Prohibition, filed 01/18/2019. S.Ct. Order Denying Second Amended Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Writ of Prohibition, filed 02/05/2019 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding | |
| January 24, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000638 [ADA] | State v. Alkire (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/05/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/18/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/25/2020 [ada], 148 Haw. 73. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Nakayama, J., in Which Recktenwald, C. J., Joins [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 144 Haw. 3 |
| January 24, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000629 [ADA] | HomeStreet Bank v. Caba (s.d.o., affirmed). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/07/2018, 142 Haw. 370. ICA Order, filed 08/10/2018 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 144 Haw. 3 |
| January 24, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000829 [ADA] | State v. Medeiros (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/29/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/07/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 12/20/2019 [ada], 146 Haw. 1. Concurring Opinion by Nakayama, J. [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 144 Haw. 3 |
| January 23, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000916 [ADA] | State v. Fujiyoshi (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem. op., filed 08/31/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 140. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/27/2018. S.Ct. s.d.o., filed 04/11/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 141. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, Hāmākua Division | |
| January 23, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000594 [ADA] | Radcliffe v. State (Order Approving Stipulation for Dismissal of Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 23, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001353 [ADA] | U v. State (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 144 Haw. 3 |
| January 23, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000387 [ADA] | Nationstar Mortgage, LLC v. Dayton (Order Approving the January 10, 2019 Stipulation for Dismissal of Appeal with Prejudice). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 23, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000683 [ADA] | Tereick v. Hawaiian Riverbend, LLC (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/01/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari and Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Other Appropriate Relief, filed 04/26/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| January 23, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000738 [ADA] | City and County of Honolulu v. Ige (Order Disposing of Stipulation to Dismiss and Motion to Dismiss). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 22, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-12-0000578 [ADA] | State v. Kalua (Order of Correction). ICA Opinion, filed 09/02/2015 [ada], 136 Haw. 181. ICA Order of Amendment, filed 11/10/2015 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/11/2016. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/24/2016 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 01/15/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 7. Dissent by Recktenwald, C.J., in which Nakayama, J., joins [ada]. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, Hāmākua Division | |
| January 18, 2019 | S.Ct | SCOT-16-0000634 [ADA] | In re Kauahi (Order Dismissing Request for Relief). S.Ct. Order Dismissing Request for Relief, filed 03/11/2019 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding | |
| January 18, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPR-18-0000969 [ADA] | In re Kido (Order Granting Petition to Resign and Surrender License). |
Original Proceeding | |
| January 18, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000497 [ADA] | State v. Canosa (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/20/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 210. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/15/2018. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 18, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPW-19-0000027 [ADA] | Ogeone v. Ochiai (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 01/07/2019. |
Original Proceeding | |
| January 17, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000521 [ADA] | State v. Preza (s.d.o., reversed and affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/03/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/21/2019 [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, ʻEwa Division | 144 Haw. 2 |
| January 17, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000919 | JR v. IR (s.d.o., affirmed). ICA Amended s.d.o., filed 01/25/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 5. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/29/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/08/2019 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 17, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000529 [ADA] | Sakal v. Association of Apartment Owners of Hawaiian Monarch (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Opinion, filed 07/26/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 219. Consolidated with Case No. CAAP-15-0000573. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/03/2018. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/19/2018 [ada]. Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee Association of Apartment Owners of Hawaiian Monarch’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/30/2018. Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant Sakal’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/03/2018. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/28/2018 [ada]. Dissenting Order by Recktenwald, C.J., in which Nakayama, J. joins [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/16/2019. S.Ct. Order, filed 05/22/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/18/2020 [ada], 148 Haw. 1. Opinion Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part, By Recktenwald, C. J., With Whom Nakayama, J., Joins [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Foreclosure) | |
| January 16, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000400 [ADA] | Carter v. Shields (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| January 16, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000030 [ADA] | Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Siruno (s.d.o., affirmed). Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/29/2019. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/04/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 2 |
| January 16, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000471 [ADA] | State v. Thomas (s.d.o., affirmed and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 1 |
| January 15, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000564 [ADA] | State v. Barrios (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/14/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/20/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 144 Haw. 1 |
| January 15, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000072 [ADA] | Bailey v. Duvauchelle (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 09/27/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 234. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/16/2018. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| January 15, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-12-0000578 [ADA] | State v. Kalua. Dissent by Recktenwald, C.J., in which Nakayama, J., joins [ada]. ICA Opinion, filed 09/02/2015 [ada], 136 Haw. 181. ICA Order of Amendment, filed 11/10/2015 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/11/2016. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/24/2016 [ada]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 01/22/2019 [ada]. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, Hāmākua Division (Double Jeopardy) | 144 Haw. 7 |
| January 14, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-17-0000642 [ADA] | Star v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 09/11/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 141. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/19/2018. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 14, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000883 [ADA] | State v. Mendez (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 09/07/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 140. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/03/2018. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| January 14, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000062 [ADA] | JO v. GO (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 14, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-17-0000654 [ADA] | State v. Owen (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 09/28/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 236. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/03/2018. |
District Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 14, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000420 [ADA] | State v. Meyer (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 144 Haw. 1 |
| January 11, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000411 [ADA] | Taguchi v. Swinerton Builders Northwest, Inc. (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal with Prejudice). ICA Order Granting the February 1, 2018 Motion to Dismiss Appeal, filed 02/23/2018 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/27/2018. ICA Order Granting the March 27, 2018 Motion for Reconsideration of the February 23, 2018 Order Granting the February 1, 2018 Motion to Dismiss Appeal, filed 04/05/2018 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/22/2019. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/13/2019. ICA Amended Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/14/2019 [ada]. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| January 11, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000708 [ADA] | Commercial Properties, Limited v. Poehnelt (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| January 11, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000897 [ADA] | State v. Aoki (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/10/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/23/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 1 |
| January 11, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-17-0000674 [ADA] | State v. Chang (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/29/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 489. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/29/2018. S.Ct. Opinion of the Court by Recktenwald, C.J., filed 06/28/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 535. Opinion of the Court by Pollack, J. [ada]. Dissenting Opinion by Recktenwald, C.J., in which Nakayama, J. joins [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 10, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000123 [ADA] | OneWest Bank, F.S.B. v. The Association of the Owners of the Kumulani at the Uplands at Mauna Kea (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/30/2018. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/12/2018. ICA Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendant-Appellee The Association of Owners of the Kumulani at the Uplands at Mauna Kea’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/22/2018 [ada]. ICA Amended s.d.o., filed 06/22/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 369. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/13/2018. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 01/09/2020 [ada], 146 Haw. 105. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit |