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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
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May 31, 2012 | CAAP-11-0000722 [ADA] | Waltrip v. TS Enterprises, Inc. (Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Appellee Special Compensation Fund’s May 3, 2012 Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | ||
May 31, 2012 | CAAP-12-0000011 [ADA] | Federal National Mortgage Association v. Gomes (Order Granting Defendant-Appellant’s Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Appeal). |
District Court, 3rd Circuit | ||
May 31, 2012 | CAAP-12-0000172 [ADA] | Integrated Health Services Resources, LLC v. Walker (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
District Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 31, 2012 | SCWC-10-0000141 [ADA] | State v. Mahady (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [ada]. ICA s.d.o., filed 01/19/2012 [ada], 126 Haw. 124. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/16/2012. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 31, 2012 | SCWC-28901 [ADA] | State v. McKnight (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Opinion, filed 01/31/2012 [ada], 128 Haw. 328. Consolidated with No. 28901. ICA Order of Correction, filed 02/22/2012 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/19/2012. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 12/31/2013 [ada] 131 Haw. 379. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion to Part I by C.J. Recktenwald, in which Circuit Judge Trader joins [ada]. Dissent to Part III: Regarding the Search Warrant by J. Acoba, with whom J. McKenna joins [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | ||
May 30, 2012 | 29642 [ADA] | Bryant v. Pleasant Travel Service (mem.op.,, vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Civil) | 127 Haw. 412 | |
May 30, 2012 | 30683 [ADA] | Costales v. Rosete (mem.op., vacated and remanded). Petitioner Scott Rosete’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/07/2012. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/21/2012 [ada]. Petitioner Scott Rosete’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/10/2012. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/21/2012 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 02/27/2014 [ada], 133 Haw. 124. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/07/2014. S.Ct. Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motion for Reconsideration and for Costs, filed 03/17/2014 [ada], 133 Haw. 310. S.Ct. Amended Opinion, filed 03/17/2014 [ada], 133 Haw. 453. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Civil) | 127 Haw. 412 | |
May 30, 2012 | CAAP-10-0000135 [ADA] | Komomua v. Komomua (mem.op., remanded). Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/12/2012. ICA Order Denying Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration of Memorandum Opinion, filed 06/27/2012 [ada]. Petitioner-Appellee/Cross-Appellant-Defendant’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/11/2012. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/23/2012 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit (Child Support) | 127 Haw. 412 | |
May 30, 2012 | CAAP-11-0000098 [ADA] | In re Estate of Bovee (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/03/2012 [ada], 127 Haw. 240. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/22/2012. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 30, 2012 | CAAP-11-0000386 [ADA] | The Bank of New York Mellon v. Watson (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 2nd Circuit, Wailuku Division (Civil) | 127 Haw. 241 | |
May 30, 2012 | CAAP-11-0000498 [ADA] | U.S. Bank National Association v. Nakihei (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). Appellee’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/11/2012. ICA Order Denying Plaintiff-Appelle U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the BNC Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-2’s Motio for Reconsideration, filed 07/12/2012 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit (Civil) | 127 Haw. 241 | |
May 30, 2012 | CAAP-11-0000687 [ADA] | In re N.G. (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit (Parental Rights) | 127 Haw. 241 | |
May 30, 2012 | SCPW-12-0000432 [ADA] | Tierney v. Intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawaii (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). S.Ct.Order, filed 05/17/2012 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/25/2012. |
Original Proceeding | ||
May 29, 2012 | SCPW-12-0000413 [ADA] | Tierney v. Perkins (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). S.Ct. Order, filed 05/07/2012 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/17/2012. |
Original Proceeding | ||
May 29, 2012 | SCWC-27897 [ADA] | State v. Pratt (Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration in Part). ICA Opinion, filed 11/18/2010 [ada]. Concurring Opinion by J. Fujise [ada]. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakamura [ada]. |
District Court, 5th Circuit | 127 Haw. 233 | |
May 29, 2012 | SCWC-27897 [ADA] | State v. Pratt (Amended Opinion). ICA Opinion, filed 11/18/2010 [ada]. Concurring Opinion by J. Fujise [ada]. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakamura [ada]. |
District Court, 5th Circuit | ||
May 29, 2012 | SCWC-29630 [ADA] | Alohacare v. Department of Human Services, State of Hawaii (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). Dissent by C.J. Recktenwald, with whom J. Nakayama joins. ICA s.d.o., filed 07/29/2011 [ada], 125 Haw. 247. Application for Writ of Certiorari by Petitioner |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 127 Haw. 233 | |
May 29, 2012 | SCWC-29742 [ADA] | Alakai‘i Na Keiki , Inc. v. Matayoshi (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). Dissent by C.J. Recktenwald, with whom J. Nakayama joins. ICA Opinion, filed 05/24/2011 [ada], 125 Haw. 200. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/14/2011. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/28/2011 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/11/2012 [ada], 127 Haw. 263. Opinion by J. Recktenwald Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part, with whom J. Nakayama joins [ada]. Respondent’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/21/2012. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 127 Haw. 233 | |
May 25, 2012 | 29663 [ADA] | Bowers v. Association of Apartment Owners of Keauhou Kona Surf & Racquet Club, inc. (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/21/2012 [ada], 126 Haw. 474. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | ||
May 25, 2012 | SCWC-11-0000649 [ADA] | Laparejo v. Laparejo (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction, filed 02/14/2012 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 24, 2012 | 27925 [ADA] | WM Specialty Mortgage LLC v. Kekauoha-Alisa (Order of Dismissal). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | ||
May 24, 2012 | 30373 [ADA] | McKenney v. State, Department of Public Safety (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Circuit Court, st Circuit | ||
May 24, 2012 | CAAP-11-0001044 [ADA] | US Bank, NA v. Nakano (Order Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30). |
District Court, 3rd Cicuit | ||
May 24, 2012 | CAAP-11-0001067 [ADA] | Best v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (Order Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 11(c)(2)). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | ||
May 24, 2012 | SCWC-10-0000107 [ADA] | State v. Manoa (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/20/2012 [ada], 127 Haw. 3. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/17/2012. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/27/2012. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/01/2012 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | ||
May 24, 2012 | SCWC-30472 [ADA] | Kuehe v. United Airlines, Inc. (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 01/13/2012 [ada], 126 Haw. 265. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/23/2012. ICA Order Denying Claimant-Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration of Memorandum Opinion, filed 01/27/2012 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/16/2012. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | ||
May 23, 2012 | CAAP-11-0000368 [ADA] | Reynolds v. Dai-Tokyo Royal State Insurance Company, Ltd. (Order Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | ||
May 23, 2012 | CAAP-11-0000474 [ADA] | State v. Bernal (Order Dismissing Defendant-Appellant Aaron M. Bernal’s May 18, 2012 HRAP Rule 40 Motion for Reconsideration of the August 10, 2011 Order Granting Plaintiff-Appellee State of Hawaii’s June 22, 2011 Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). ICA Order Granting Plaintiff-Appellee State of Hawaii’s |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 23, 2012 | CAAP-11-0000681 [ADA] | Mindoro v. Iwamoto (Order Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30). |
Family Court, 5th Circuit | ||
May 23, 2012 | CAAP-12-0000002 [ADA] | Moon v. Napoleon (Order Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 11(c)(2)). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 23, 2012 | SCPW-12-0000429 [ADA] | In re Petition of Grindling (Order). |
Original Proceeding (Mandamus) | ||
May 23, 2012 | SCWC-11-0000706 [ADA] | Jou v. Siu (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction, filed 03/12/2012 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 22, 2012 | SCWC-30447 [ADA] | State v. Cummins (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/12/2012 [ada], 126 Haw. 474. Petitioner-Defendant-Appellant’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/13/2012. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | ||
May 21, 2012 | CAAP-10-0000034 [ADA] | U.S. Bank National Association v. Chichioco (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit (Foreclosure) | 127 Haw. 241 | |
May 21, 2012 | CAAP-11-0000004 [ADA] | Grindling v. Maui Police Department (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit (Special Proceeding) | 127 Haw. 241 | |
May 18, 2012 | 30388 [ADA] | Kauai Kulana Mortgage Investors, LLC v. Mowry (Order Approving Stipulation for Dismissal with Prejudice). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | ||
May 18, 2012 | CAAP-11-0000613 [ADA] | Nakaoka v. Hilton Hawaiian Village, LLC (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal without Prejudice). ICA Order Granting December 2, 2011 |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 18, 2012 | SCWC-29131 [ADA] | State v. Ho (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 11/14/2011 [ada], 125 Haw. 475. Dissenting Opinion by J. Ginzoa [ada]. ICA Order of Correction, filed 11/16/2011 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/13/2001. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/25/2012 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/09/2012. Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakayama [ada]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 05/14/2012 [ada]. Amended S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/14/2012 [ada], 127 Haw. 415. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 18, 2012 | SCWC-29630 [ADA] | Alohacare v. Department of Human Services, State of Hawaii (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 07/29/2011 [ada], 125 Haw. 247. Application for Writ of Certiorari by Petitioner |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 17, 2012 | 29290 [ADA] | Hoshijo v. Caracaus (Order of Correction). ICA Opinion, filed 04/27/2012 [ada], 128 Haw. 159. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 17, 2012 | 29651 [ADA] | State v. Yorkston (mem.op., reversed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal) | 127 Haw. 412 | |
May 17, 2012 | 29951 [ADA] | Andrews v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/10/2012. ICA Order Denying as Untimely Defendant-Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/15/2012 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/27/2012. S.Ct. Order Dismssing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/06/2012 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/11/2012. S.Ct. Order, filed 09/21/2012 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Criminal) | 127 Haw. 241 | |
May 17, 2012 | 30337 [ADA] | State v. Atwood (s.d.o., affirmed). Petitioner Terrance E. Atwood’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/24/2012. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari and Requesting Further Briefing, filed 10/05/2012 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/03/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 414. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit (Criminal) | 127 Haw. 241 | |
May 17, 2012 | CAAP-10-0000215 [ADA] | State v. Loebel (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/25/2012. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/04/2012 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal) | 127 Haw. 241 | |
May 17, 2012 | CAAP-11-0000543 [ADA] | Reyes v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal) | 127 Haw. 241 | |
May 17, 2012 | CAAP-11-0001053 [ADA] | Fousek v. CC&D Builders Hawaii, Inc. (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | ||
May 17, 2012 | SCPW-12-0000021 [ADA] | Sakai v. Valenciano (Order Granting Petition for Writ of Mandamus). |
Original Proceeding (Mandamus) | ||
May 17, 2012 | SCPW-12-0000022 [ADA] | Burke McPheeters Border & Estes v. Valenciano (Order). |
Original Proceeding (Mandamus) | ||
May 17, 2012 | SCPW-12-0000432 [ADA] | Tierney v. Intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawaii (Order). Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/17/2012. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/30/2012 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding | ||
May 17, 2012 | SCPW-12-0000472 [ADA] | Grindling v. Attorney General, State of Hawaii (Order). |
Original Proceeding |