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May 19, 2015 S.Ct SCWC-14-0000355 [ADA]

State v. McDonnell (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 01/30/2015 [ada], 134 Haw. 475.  Concurring Opinion by J. Reifurth, filed 01/30/2015.  ICA Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Reifurth, filed 02/06/2015 [ada].  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/30/2015.  ICA Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motion for Reconsideration and Order Amending the January 30, 2015 Summary Disposition Order, filed 02/06/2015 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/10/2015.  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 08/28/2017 [ada], 141 Haw. 280.  Dissenting Opinion by J. Pollack, in which J. Wilson joins [ada].

Family Court, 1st Circuit
May 18, 2015 ICA CAAP-11-0000391 [ADA]

Ito v. ADM Investor Services, Inc. (Order of Correction).  ICA mem.op., filed 03/25/2015 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/14/2015.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/20/2015 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
May 18, 2015 ICA CAAP-13-0000531 [ADA]

Arthur v. State, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (Order of Correction).  ICA Opinion, filed 02/27/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 150.  Consolidated with Nos. CAAP-13-0000551 and CAAP-13-0000615.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/07/2015.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/18/2015 [ada].  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/27/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 85.  S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 06/27/2016 [ada].   Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff/Appellee/Respondent Kamehameha Investment Corporation’s Motion to Correct, Amend, Modify or Reconsider Judgment on Appeal, filed 08/02/2016.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Motion to Correct, Amend, Modify or Reconsider Judgment on Appeal, filed 08/12/2016 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
May 18, 2015 S.Ct SCAD-15-0000008 [ADA]

Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Hawver (Order of Disbarment).

Original Proceeding
May 18, 2015 S.Ct SCWC-11-0000773 [ADA]

Sherrill v. Estate of Pico (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA mem.op., filed 12/05/2014 [ada].  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/05/2015.  ICA Order Denying Petitioner-Appellant Barbara Ellen Sherrill’s (1) Motion to Accept Late Filing of Motion for Reconsideration and (2) Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/16/2015 [ada].  ICA Order of Correction, filed 2/11/2015 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/15/2015. 

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
May 18, 2015 S.Ct SCWC-12-0000613 [ADA]

State v. Carroll (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 01/21/2015 [ada], 134 Haw. 474.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/19/2015.

District Court, 2nd Circuit, Wailuku Division
May 18, 2015 S.Ct SCWC-12-0000867 [ADA]

Kondaur Capital Corporation v. Matsuyoshi (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 11/19/2014 [ada], 134 Haw. 180.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/06/2015.  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 11/23/2015 [ada], 136 Haw. 227.

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit
May 18, 2015 S.Ct SCWC-13-0001479 [ADA]

Letoto v. State (Order Dismissing Motion for Reconsideration).  ICA s.d.o., filed 02/09/2015 [ada], 134 Haw. 476.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/24/2015.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/08/2015 [ada].  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/04/2015.  

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
May 18, 2015 S.Ct SCWC-13-0003062 [ADA]

State v. Tetu (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA mem.op., filed 01/29/2015 [ada].  ICA Order of Correction, filed 03/19/2015 [ada].  Petitioner Robert Tetu’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/14/2015.  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 12/05/2016 [ada], 139 Haw. 207.  Concurring and Dissenting by C.J. Recktenwald, with whom J. Nakayama joins [ada].

Circuit Court,1st Circuit
May 18, 2015 S.Ct SCWC-14-0000392 [ADA]

Mizukami v. Don Quijote (USA) Company, Ltd. (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari  ICA s.d.o., filed 03/24/2015 [ada], 134 Haw. 539.  Petition for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/22/2015.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/18/2015 [ada].    

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
May 15, 2015 ICA CAAP-11-0000082 [ADA]

In re AB (s.d.o., vacated and affirmed).

Family Court, 1st Circuit (Supervision and Care of a Minor) 135 Haw. 218
May 15, 2015 ICA CAAP-13-0000116 [ADA]

Wilborn v. Frasier (s.d.o., affirmed).

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division (Injunction) 135 Haw. 218
May 15, 2015 ICA CAAP-14-0000647 [ADA]

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. v. Wise (s.d.o., affirmed).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/10/2015.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/18/2015 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Civil) 135 Haw. 218
May 15, 2015 ICA CAAP-14-0001342 [ADA]

Onewest Bank, FSB v. Currier (Order Approving the May 8, 2015 Stipulation for Voluntary Dismissal of Appeal).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
May 15, 2015 ICA CAAP-15-0000075 [ADA]

Ma v. Ma (Order Approving the May 4, 2015 Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal).

Family Court, 1st Circuit
May 15, 2015 SCWC-12-0000877 [ADA]

Jenkins v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 02/06/2015 [ada], 134 Haw. 476.  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/24/2015.  ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/03/2015 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/01/2015.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
May 15, 2015 S.Ct SCPW-15-0000194 [ADA]

Travis v. State, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (Order Denying Petition for a Peremptory Writ of Mandamus).

Original Proceeding
May 14, 2015 ICA CAAP-14-0000774 [ADA]

Onewest Bank v. Currier (Order Approving Stipulation for Dismissal).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
May 14, 2015 S.Ct SCWC-12-0000652 [ADA]

State v. Gibson (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 02/13/2015 [ada] 134 Haw. 476.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/07/2015.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
May 14, 2015 S.Ct SCWC-14-0001016 [ADA]

Maddox v. Maui Police Department (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA Order (1) Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction and (2) Denying as Moot All Pending Motions in Appellate Court Case Number CAAP-14-0001016, filed 03/05/2015 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/06/2015.

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
May 13, 2015 ICA CAAP-13-0001391 [ADA]

State v. Copeland (s.d.o., affirmed).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/05/2015.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/15/2015 [ada].

Family Court, 1st Circuit (Resentencing Order) 135 Haw. 218
May 13, 2015 ICA CAAP-14-0000809 [ADA]

Villanueva v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/29/2015.  ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/08/2015 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit (Reconsideration) 135 Haw. 218
May 13, 2015 ICA CAAP-14-0001340 [ADA]

Title Guaranty Escrow Services, Inc. v. Szymanski (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
May 13, 2015 ICA CAAP-14-0001365 [ADA]

Wycklendt v. Administrative Director of the Courts (Order Granting the May 8, 2015 Motion for Dismissal of Appeal).

District Court, 1st Circuit
May 12, 2015 ICA CAAP-12-0000098 [ADA]

Wilson v. Noel (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Civil) 135 Haw. 218
May 12, 2015 ICA CAAP-12-0000703 [ADA]

Brutsch v. Brutsch (s.d.o., affirmed in part and vacated in part the divorce decree, vacate the denial for attorney’s fees, affirm the awarding of attorney’s fees and remanded).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/11/2015.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/23/2015 [ada].  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 03/02/2017 [ada], 139 Haw. 373.  Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by C.J. Recktenwald, in which J. Nakayama joins [ada].

Family Court, 1st Circuit (Divroce) 135 Haw. 217
May 12, 2015 ICA CAAP-13-0004229 [ADA]

In re Application of Rodenhurst (s.d.o., affirmed).

Land and Tax Appeal Court 135 Haw. 218
May 12, 2015 ICA CAAP-14-0001291 [ADA]

Penaflor v. Mossman (Order Granting April 22, 2015 Motion to Dismiss Appeal Based on Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction and Dismissing All Pending Motions as Moot).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
May 11, 2015 ICA CAAP-12-0001060 [ADA]

Hamasaki v. State (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Sexual Assault) 135 Haw. 217
May 11, 2015 ICA CAAP-14-0001165 [ADA]

State v. Hodges (Order Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30).

District Court, 2nd Circuit
May 8, 2015 ICA CAAP-13-0000068 [ADA]

State v. Anzai (s.d.o., affirmed).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/22/2015.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/28/2015 [ada].

District Court, 3rd Circuit, South Kohala Division (Theft) 135 Haw. 217
May 8, 2015 CAAP-12-0000612 [ADA]

State v. Harraway (Order of Correction).  ICA mem.op., filed 04/17/2015 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/06/2015.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/18/20145 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
May 8, 2015 S.Ct SCWC-14-0000780 [ADA]

Waldecker v. O’Scanlon (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 01/23/2015 [ada], 134 Haw. 474.  Petitioner’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/29/2015.  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/17/2016 [ada], 137 Haw. 460.

Family Court, 1st Circuit
May 7, 2015 S.Ct SCWC-13-0005700 [ADA]

Lawson v. Attorney General (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 02/23/2015 [ada], 134 Haw. 477.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/03/2015.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/09/2015 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/30/2015.  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/18/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 390.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
May 6, 2015 S.Ct SCPW-15-000009 [ADA]

Kato-Klutke v. Nishimura (Order Granting Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Writ of Prohibition).  Petitioner’s Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Writ of Prohibition, filed 01/07/2015.

Original Proceeding
May 6, 2015 S.Ct SCPW-15-0000236 [ADA]

English v. Cardoza (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration).  S.Ct. Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 04/20/2015 [ada].  Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 03/27/2015.  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/29/2015.  

Original Proceeding
May 6, 2015 S.Ct SCPW-15-0000311 [ADA]

Nomura v. Tanigawa (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus).  Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 04/03/2015.

Original Proceeding
May 6, 2015 S.Ct SCWC-13-0000203 [ADA]

State v. Guyton (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 02/05/2015 [ada], 134 Haw. 476.  Dissenting Opinion by J. Leonard [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/27/2015.  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/08/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 372.

District Court, 2nd Circuit, Wailuku Division
May 6, 2015 S.Ct SCWC-13-0000785 [ADA]

Kolio v. Hawaii Public Housing Authority.  ICA s.d.o., 05/28/2014 [ada], 133 Haw. 447.  Dissenting Opinion by J. Reifurth [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/25/2014.  Respondent-Appellee’s Opposition to Petitioner-Appellant’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/08/2014.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/30/2014 [ada]. 

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 135 Haw. 267
May 5, 2015 ICA CAAP-13-0005454 [ADA]

State v. Lee (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/02/2015.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/06/2015 [ada]. S.Ct. s.d.o., filed 01/21/2016 [ada]. Concurring Opinion by J. Wilson [ada]. Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakayama, with whom C.J. Recktenwald joins [ada].

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Traffic) 135 Haw. 217
May 5, 2015 ICA CAAP-15-0000070 [ADA]

Yamauchi v. Middleton (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction and Dismissing All Pending Motions as Moot).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
May 4, 2015 ICA CAAP-13-0003479 [ADA]

State v. Reilly (s.d.o., affirmed).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/01/2015.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/28/2015 [ada].  S.Ct. s.d.o.,filed 03/04/2016 [ada], 137 Haw. 248.  Concurring Opinion by J. Wilson [ada].  Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakayama, with whom C.J. Recktenwald joins [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division (Traffic) 135 Haw. 217
May 4, 2015 ICA CAAP-14-0001084 [ADA]

Justo v. Evans, City and County of Honolulu (Amended Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).  ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 05/01/2015 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
May 4, 2015 S.Ct SCWC-13-0005555 [ADA]

Manuel v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 12/31/2014 [ada], 134 Haw. 306.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/30/2015. 

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
May 1, 2015 ICA CAAP-12-0000851 [ADA]

Livai v. Hilo Medical Center (Order Dismissing Appeal).

Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board
May 1, 2015 ICA CAAP-14-0001084 [ADA]

Justo v. Evans, City and County of Honolulu (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).  ICA Amended Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 05/04/2015 [ada].

Circuit Court,1st Circuit
April 30, 2015 ICA CAAP-12-0000770 [ADA]

Cabral v. Carlsmith Ball Wichman Case Ichiki (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit (Civil) 135 Haw. 217
April 30, 2015 ICA CAAP-12-0000775 [ADA]

State v. Richardson (s.d.o., vacated and remanded).  Petitioner Mark Richardson’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/23/2015.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/28/2015 [ada].  S.Ct. s.d.o., filed 03/02/2016 [ada], 137 Haw. 248.  Concurring Opinion by J. Wilson [ada].  Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakayama, with whom C.J. Recktenwald joins [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Ewa Division (Traffic) 135 Haw. 217
April 30, 2015 ICA CAAP-13-0000407 [ADA]

In re Arbitration between United Public Workers, AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO v. State (Order Granting in Part Union’s Motion to Dismiss Appeal without Prejudice).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 30, 2015 ICA CAAP-13-0004145 [ADA]

State v. Cotton (s.d.o., affirmed).

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division (Assault) 135 Haw. 217