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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-13-0000176 [ADA] | State v. McDonald (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division (OVUII) | 136 Haw. 191 |
| September 28, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000441 [ADA] | State v. Armitage (s.d.o., vacated, remanded for dismissal without prejudice, and affirmed). |
District Court, 2nd Circuit, Wailuku Division (Driving without a License) | 136 Haw. 28 |
| September 28, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000498 [ADA] | State v. Elizares (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/22/2015. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/02/2016 [ada]. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, North and South Hilo Division (OVUII) | 136 Haw. 28 |
| September 28, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000315 [ADA] | Greenspon v. Onewest (Order Denying September 8, 2015 HRAP Rule 40 Motion for Reconsideration of August 26, 2015 Order Granting June 12, 2015 Motion to Dimiss Appellate Court Case Number CAAP-15-0000315 for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). ICA Order Granting June 12, 2015 Motion to Dismiss Appellate Court Case Number CAAP-15-0000315 for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 08/26/2015 [ada]. Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration or Clarification of August 26, 2015 Order Dismissing this Appeal, filed 09/08/2015. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/20/2015. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/13/2015 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| September 28, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000431 [ADA] | Fernandez v. State, Dept. of Public Safety-Sheriff Division (Order Dismissing Appellate Court Case Number CAAP-15-0000431 for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction and Dismissing as Moot all Pending Motions in Appellate Court Case Number CAAP-15-0000431). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/29/2015. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/26/2015 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/20/2015. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/01/2015 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 28, 2015 | S.Ct | SCPW-15-0000697 [ADA] | State v. Hara (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Prohibition or, in the Alternative, for an Order Staying Proceeding). Petitioner State of Hawaii’s Petition for Writ of Prohibition or, in the Alternative, for an Order Staying Proceeding, filed 09/24/2015. |
Original Proceeding | |
| September 25, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-13-0004086 [ADA] | Masang v. Target Corporation (mem.op., vacated and remanded). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (Workers' Compensation) | 136 Haw. 190 |
| September 25, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-13-0005843 [ADA] | State v. Ford (mem.op., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Methamphetamine Trafficking) | 136 Haw. 190 |
| September 25, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000901 [ADA] | State v. Legaspi (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Kidnapping) | 136 Haw. 28 |
| September 25, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001020 [ADA] | Dela Cruz v. Wasa Electrical Services, Inc. (mem.op., vacated and remanded). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (Disability) | 136 Haw. 190 |
| September 25, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001150 [ADA] | State v. Felix (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division (Harassment) | 136 Haw. 191 |
| September 25, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000040 [ADA] | Star v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). Motion for Reconsideration, filed 10/09/2015. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 10/14/2015 [ada]. Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant Richard Star’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/24/2015. Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant Richard Star’s Amended Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/27/2015. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/03/2016 [ada]. S.Ct. Amended Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/03/2016 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Sentencing) | 136 Haw. 28 |
| September 24, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-13-0001719 [ADA] | State v. Kagramany (Order of Correction). ICA mem.op., filed 08/24/2015 [ada]. Consolidated with No. CAAP-13-0002367. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/19/2015. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Applicationn for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/30/2015 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 24, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-13-0005968 [ADA] | State v. Jim (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal) | 136 Haw. 28 |
| September 24, 2015 | S.Ct | SCAD-15-0000495 [ADA] | Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Sims (Order of Suspension). |
Original Proceeding | |
| September 23, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-12-0000794 [ADA] | State v. Subia (Order of Correction). ICA mem.op., filed 08/17/2015 [ada], 136 Haw. 24. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/23/2014. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/05/2016 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 10/24/2016 [ada], 139 Haw. 62. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 23, 2015 | S.Ct | SCAP-13-0005781 [ADA] | Surfrider Foundation v. Zoning Board of Appeal, City and County of Honolulu. Opinion Concurring in the Judgment by C.J. Recktenwald [ada]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 10/06/2015 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration filed, 02/11/2016. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/19/2016 [ada]. Dissenting Opinion by J. Wilson [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 136 Haw. 95 |
| September 23, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0000388 [ADA] | Garcia v. Robinson (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Opinion, filed 05/29/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 308. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/28/2015. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/03/2016 [ada], 137 Haw. 388. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 22, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000427 [ADA] | State v. Paris (Order of Correction). ICA mem.op., filed 07/31/2015 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed, 11/15/2015. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/24/2015 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 08/08/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 254. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by C.J. Recktenwald, in which J. Nakayama joins [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 22, 2015 | S.Ct | SCPR-15-0000605 [ADA] | In re Colucci (Order Granting Petition to Resign and Surrender License). |
Original Proceeding | |
| September 22, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-12-0000870 [ADA] | Association of Apartment Owners of Tropics at Waikele v. Sakuma (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction, filed 01/11/2013 [ada]. Petitioner Pro Se Patsy N. Sakuma’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/15/2013. Petitioner Pro Se Patsy N. Sakuma’s Motion for Leave of Court to File Confirming Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/20/2013. S.Ct. Order Granting Motion for Leave of Court to File Conforming Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/02/2013 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Accepting Amended Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/24/2013 [ada]. Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakayama [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 12/17/2013 [ada] 131 Haw. 254. Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakayama [ada]. ICA s.d.o., filed 07/21/2015 [ada], 136 Haw. 25. Appellant-Defendant Pro Se Patsy Naomi Sakuma’s Motion under HRAP Rule 40(a)-(b) for Reconsideration, filed 07/31/2015. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/04/2015 [ada]. Petitioner, Defendant Appellant Pro Se’s Patsy Naomi Sakuma’s Application for Writ of Certiorari from the July 21, 2015 Summary Disposition Order, filed 09/18/2015. Amended Application for Writ of Certiorari from the July 21, 2015 Summary Disposition Order, filed 09/21/2015. Petitioner, Defendant Appellant Pro Se’s Patsy Naomi Sakuma Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/28/2015. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, Vacating the Intermediate Court of Appeals’ Judgment on Appeal, and Remanding the Case to the Intermediate Court of Appeals, filed 11/06/2015 [ada]. ICA s.d.o., filed 01/21/2016 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/01/2016. ICA Order Denying Defendant-Appellant’s HRAP, Rule 40 Motion for Reconsideration of the ICA’s January 21, 2016 Summary Disposition Order, filed 02/01/2016 [ada]. Petitioner, Defendant Appellant Pro Se’s Patsy Naomi Sakuma’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/21/2016. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/01/2016 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 22, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0003520 [ADA] | Smith v. Smith (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/12/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 407. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/31/2015. |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| September 21, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000802 [ADA] | State v. McFadden (mem.op., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit (Sexual Assault) | 136 Haw. 190 |
| September 21, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001043 [ADA] | State v. Balcita (s.d.o., affirmed). Consolidated with No. CAAP-14-0001044. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/04/2015. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/14/2016 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Robbery) | 136 Haw. 28 |
| September 18, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001344 [ADA] | In re JL (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit (Parental Rights) | 136 Haw. 191 |
| September 18, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0000531 [ADA] | Arthur v. State, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Opinion, filed 05/27/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 150. Consolidated with Nos. CAAP-13-0000551 and CAAP-13-0000615. ICA Order of Correction, filed 05/18/2015 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/07/2015. 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 | |
| September 18, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-14-0000647 [ADA] | Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. v. Wise (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/15/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 218. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/10/2015. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 17, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-12-0000869 [ADA] | State v. Collins (mem.op., vacated and remanded). ICA Order of Correction, filed 10/01/2015 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/30/2015. S. Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/07/2016 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Murder) | 136 Haw. 190 |
| September 17, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-11-0000573 [ADA] | State v. Deguair. ICA s.d.o., filed 07/31/2014 [ada], 133 Haw. 511. Consolidated with No. CAAP-11-0000574. Petitioner-Appellant’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/19/2014. Deguair’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/24/2014. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/03/2015 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 136 Haw. 71 |
| September 17, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-14-0001356 [ADA] | Bank of America, N.A. v. Panzo (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, Vacating ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, and Remanding Appeal to ICA). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 06/10/2015 [ada]. Petitioners’ Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/10/2015. ICA s.d.o., filed 03/31/2017 [ada], 139 Haw. 427. Defendant-Appellant’s Michael Jean Panzo’s Response to ICA’s Summary Disposition Order, filed 05/02/2017. ICA Order re: Defendant-Appellant Response to ICA’s Summary Disposition Order, filed 05/04/2017 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/13/2017. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/26/2017 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 15, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0000415 [ADA] | Libero v. State (Order). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/22/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 406. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/01/2015. ICA Order Denying Motion Filed on June 1, 2015, filed 06/05/2015 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/05/2015. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/08/2015 [ada]. Appellant’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/22/2015. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/06/2015 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/17/2015. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| September 15, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0001391 [ADA] | State v. Copeland (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/13/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 218. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/05/2015. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 15, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0005232 [ADA] | State v. Cheek-Enriques (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/28/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 217. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/01/2015. S.Ct s.d.o., filed 01/21/2016 [ada], 137 Haw. 205. Concurring Opinion by J. Wilson [ada]. Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakayama with whom C.J. Recktenwald joins [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 15, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000254 [ADA] | The Bank of New York Mellon v. Lopez (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Order (1) Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction and (2) Dismissing All Pending Motions as Moot, filed 05/19/2015 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/03/2015. First Amended Application for a Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/26/2015. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Amended Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/30/2015 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 10, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000510 [ADA] | JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association v. Young (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., filed 08/24/2015 [ada], 136 Haw. 27. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/03/2015. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/27/2015. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/06/2016 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| September 10, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-12-0000383 [ADA] | Yoshii v. State, University of Hawaii (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem. op., filed 04/24/2015 [ada]. Dissenting Opinion by J. Ginoza [ada]. Claimant Brian M. Yoshii’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/03/2015. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/18/2016 [ada], 137 Haw. 437.
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Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| September 9, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000438 [ADA] | The Bank of New York Mellon v. Saito (Order Granting in Part the August 6, 2015 Motion). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 9, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-14-0001184 [ADA] | Kahuku Plantation Residents Association v. Aila (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 08/17/2015 [ada], 136 Haw. 27. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/27/2015. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/12/2015. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/20/2015 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 8, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000752 [ADA] | State v. Quizon (s.d.o., reversed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal Trespass) | 136 Haw. 28 |
| September 4, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001038 [ADA] | Shiraki v. Hipawai Corporation (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Violation of Fire Code) | 136 Haw. 27 |
| September 4, 2015 | S.Ct | SCPW-15-0000341 [ADA] | Yellen v. Hara (Order Dismissing Motion for Reconsideration). S.Ct. Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 08/13/2015 [ada]. Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 04/16/2015. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/31/2015. |
Original Proceeding | |
| September 3, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000754 [ADA] | State v. Gomes-Velasco (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division (Disorderly Conduct) | 136 Haw. 27 |
| September 2, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-12-0000578 [ADA] | State v. Kalua. 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]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 01/22/2019 [ada]. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, Hāmākua Division | 136 Haw. 181 |
| September 2, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-12-0000887 [ADA] | State v. Sherman (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/29/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 407. Petitioner Amanda Sherman’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/23/2015. |
District Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 2, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0003038 [ADA] | State v. Lund (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/10/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 216. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/23/2015. |
District Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| September 2, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0003148 [ADA] | State v. Byrne (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/07/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 215. Petition for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/29/2015. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, Kona Division | |
| September 2, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-14-0000694 [ADA] | Gao v. State (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/23/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 216. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/17/2015. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/18/2016 [ada], 137 Haw. 450. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| September 1, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001029 [ADA] | Onewest Bank, FSB v. Wegesend (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal, filed 08/13/2015 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/25/2015. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 1, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000320 [ADA] | U.S. Bank National Association v. Brooks (Order Approving the August 18, 2015 Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 1, 2015 | S.Ct | SCAD-11-0000162 [ADA] | Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Partington (Order Denying Motion). S.Ct. Order of Suspension, filed 11/06/2011 [ada]. Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakayama, with whom J. Mckenna joins [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 11/18/2011. S.Ct. Order Suspending Imposition of Discipline, filed 11/21/2011 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of Order of Suspension and for Stay of All Proceedings, filed 11/28/2011 [ada]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 12/08/2011 [ada]. S.Ct. Order of Clarification, filed 12/12/2011 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Denying Reinstatement, filed 02/08/2012 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion to Vacate Suspension, filed 02/09/2012 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration of Order Denying Reinstatement, filed 02/09/2012. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/16/2012 [ada]. S.Ct. Order, filed 02/29/2012 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion as Moot, filed 03/14/2012 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding |