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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| April 30, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000186 [ADA] | State v. Kakatin (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal) | 135 Haw. 217 |
| April 30, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000358 [ADA] | State v. Gouveia (mem.op., affirmed). Dissenting Opinion by C.J. Nakamura [ada]. Application of Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/06/015. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/10/2015 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 10/25/2016 [ada], 139 Haw. 70. Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakayama [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal) | 135 Haw. 219 |
| April 30, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000373 [ADA] | Seto v. Legg (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 3rd Circuit (Due Process) | 135 Haw. 217 |
| April 30, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000737 [ADA] | Smith v. State (mem.op., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/25/2015. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/07/2015 [ada]. Dissenting Opinion, by J.Wilson [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Murder) | |
| April 30, 2015 | S.Ct | SCPW-14-0001095 [ADA] | Orso v. Alm (Order). Petition for Writ of Madamus, filed 09/02/2014. |
Original Proceeding |