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Date
Ct.
Case Number
Case Name
Appealed From
Reporter Citation
April 17, 2012 SCWC-29519 [ADA]

Kakalika v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 11/14/2011 [ada], 125 Haw. 475.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/05/2012.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 17, 2012 SCWC-30479 [ADA]

Jones v. Hawaii Residency Program, Inc. (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 11/14/2011 [ada], 126 Haw. 24. 
Plaintiff-Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 11/25/2011.  S.Ct. Order Denying Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration of Summary Disposition Order, filed 11/30/2011 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/05/2012.  

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 16, 2012 28592 [ADA]

Hawaiian Association of Seventh-Day Adventists v. Wong (mem.op., vacated in part and affirmed in part, vacate paragraph 1 that pertains to count I, and paragraph 4 in its entirety, vacate order for fees and costs, affirm in all other respects, and remand for proceedings on count I).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/24/2012.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/06/2012 [ada].  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/28/2013 [ada], 130 Haw. 36.  Dissenting Opinion by J. Pollack, in which J. Acoba joins [ada].

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit (Civil) 130 Haw. 347
April 16, 2012 SCWC-29981 [ADA]

State v. Griffin (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA Opinion, filed 11/22/2011 [ada], 126 Haw. 40.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/05/2012.  

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 13, 2012 SCAP-30420 [ADA]

State v. Eli.  Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by C.J. Recktenwald, in which J. Nakayama joins [ada].  Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakayama, in which C.J. Recktenwald joins [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal) 126 Haw. 510
April 13, 2012 SCPW-12-0000353 [ADA]

Velez v. Fujino (Order).

Original Proceeding
April 12, 2012 28792 [ADA]

Dolan v. Hilo Medical Center (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration).  ICA Opinion, filed 03/30/2012 [ada], 127 Haw. 325.  ICA Order of Correction, filed 04/02/2012 [ada].  Defendant-Appellee Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/09/2012.  Defendant-Appellee Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/22/2012.  Plaintiffs-Appellants Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/25/2012. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Medtronic’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/06/2012 [ada].  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Plaintiff’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/06/2012 [ada].

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit 127 Haw. 2
April 12, 2012 29966 [ADA]

Dias v. Akiu (s.d.o., dismissed).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 127 Haw. 3
April 12, 2012 CAAP-10-0000117 [ADA]

Brown v. State (mem.op., vacated and remanded).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 130 Haw. 347
April 12, 2012 CAAP-10-0000132 [ADA]

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

Family Court, 2nd Circuit
April 12, 2012 CAAP-11-0000395 [ADA]

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Ardona (Order Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30).

District Court, 1st Circuit
April 12, 2012 CAAP-11-0000563 [ADA]

The Bank of New York Mellon v. Mehta (Order Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30).

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit
April 12, 2012 CAAP-11-0000701 [ADA]

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

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
April 12, 2012 CAAP-11-0000750 [ADA]

Hosley v. Muraki (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction).

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit
April 12, 2012 SCPW-12-0000379 [ADA]

Kumar v. Remigio (Order).

Original Proceeding
April 12, 2012 SCWC-10-0000072 [ADA]

State v. Nesmith.  Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [ada].  Consolidated with SCWC-30438.  ICA Opinion, filed 06/22/2011 [ada], 125 Haw. 232.  Concurring Opinion by J. Foley [ada].  ICA Order of Correction, filed 07/12/2011 [ada].  Petitioner-Defendant-Appellant Nesmith’s Petition for Certiorari, filed 09/06/2011.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/21/2011 [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit 127 Haw. 48
April 12, 2012 SCWC-10-0000085 [ADA]

State v. Oshiro (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 12/16/2011 [ada].  Dissenting Opinion by J. Leonard [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/28/2012.

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Div.
April 12, 2012 SCWC-30438 [ADA]

State v. Yamamoto.  Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba, [ada].  Consolidated with SCWC-10-0000072.  ICA s.d.o., filed 06/06/2011 [ada].  Petitioner-Defendant-Appellant Yamamoto’s Petition for Certiorari, filed 09/06/2011.  S.Ct. Order Acecpting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/21/2011 [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Ewa Division
April 12, 2012 SCWC-30450 [ADA]

State v. Feleunga (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 11/15/2011 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/01/2012.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 12, 2012 SCWC-30511 [ADA]

Mason v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 11/04/2011 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/06/2012.

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit
April 11, 2012 CAAP-11-0001066 [ADA]

State v. Baldugo (Order Granting Defendant-Appellant’s Motion to Dismiss Appeal).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 11, 2012 CAAP-11-0001102 [ADA]

Gomes v. Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Order  Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/23/2012.  ICA Order Denying April 23, 2012 HRAP Rule 40 Motion to Reconsider April 11, 2012 Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction, filed 04/26/2012 [ada].

Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board
April 11, 2012 SCWC-11-0000602 [ADA]

State v. Timmons (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 01/04/2012 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/05/2012.  

District Court, 1st Circuit
April 11, 2012 SCWC-11-0000644 [ADA]

State v. Hern (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, Vacating ICA Order
Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction and Remanding Appeal to ICA).  ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate
Jurisdiction
, filed 02/14/2012 [ada].  Appellant Denis Hern’s Application for Writ of
Certiorari, filed 02/27/2012.  ICA Opinion, filed 03/27/2013 [ada], 133 Haw. 59.  ICA Order of Correction, filed 05/17/2013 [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit
April 10, 2012 SCWC-10-0000158 [ADA]

State v. Calarudda (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 12/27/2011 [ada], 126 Haw. 25.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/13/2012.  

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 9, 2012 30701 [ADA]

State v. Avilla (s.d.o., affirmed).  Dissenting Opinion by J. Reifurth [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/25/2012.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/26/2012 [ada].  S.Ct. s.d.o., filed 01/31/2014 [ada] 131 Haw. 300. J. Ayabe Concurring.  Dissenting Opinion by C.J. Recktenwald, in which J. Nakayama joins [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit (Traffic) 127 Haw. 3
April 9, 2012 SCWC-11-0000613 [ADA]

Nakaoka v. Hilton Hawaii Village, LLC (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari and Affirming Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction).  ICA Order Granting December 2, 2011
Motion to Dismissing Cross-Appeal
, filed 01/27/2012 [ada].  Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant
Aryn Nakaoka”s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/27/2012.  ICA Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal without Prejudice, filed 05/18/2012 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 9, 2012 SCWC-29605 [ADA]

State v. Brooks (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA Opinion, filed 10/21/2011 [ada], 125 Haw. 462.  ICA Order of Correction, filed 12/02/2011 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/01/2012.  

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 5, 2012 CAAP-10-0000242 [ADA]

Griffin v. Davenport (mem.op., remanded).

Family Court, 1st Circuit 130 Haw. 347
April 5, 2012 CAAP-11-0000402 [ADA]

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

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit 127 Haw. 240
April 5, 2012 SCPW-12-0000163 [ADA]

Tierney v. Perkins (Order).  S.Ct. Order, filed 04/30/2012 [ada].

Original Proceeding
April 4, 2012 30703 [ADA]

State v. Castro (s.d.o., affirmed).  Appellant Danyela Castro’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/17/2012. S.Ct Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/19/2012 [ada].  Appellant Danyela Castro’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/03/2012.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/13/2012 [ada].  S.Ct. s.d.o., filed 07/30/2012 [ada], 128 Haw. 115.

District Court, 1st Circuit (Traffic) 127 Haw. 3
April 4, 2012 30727 [ADA]

State v. Waszily (s.d.o., affirmed).  Petitioner-Appellant Sean A. Waszily’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/18/2012.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/27/2012 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 127 Haw. 3
April 4, 2012 CAAP-11-0000428 [ADA]

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

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal) 130 Haw. 349
April 4, 2012 SCWC-10-0000105 [ADA]

State v. Choi (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 01/13/2012 [ada], 126 Haw. 124.  Application for Writ of Certiorari.  

Family Court, 1st Circuit
April 4, 2012 SCWC-30437 [ADA]

State v. McCorkle (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 11/02/2011 [ada], 125 Haw. 381.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/29/2012.  

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division
April 3, 2012 28994 [ADA]

Fukusaku v. State.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal) 126 Haw. 555
April 3, 2012 30100 [ADA]

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

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Criminal) 127 Haw. 3
April 3, 2012 CAAP-10-0000209 [ADA]

Haiku Marketplace, LLC v. Benedetti (Order Granting Defendant-Appellant’s Motion to Dismiss Appeal).

District Court, 2nd Circuit
April 3, 2012 SCWC-29435 [ADA]

Fernando v. Fernando (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 10/31/2011 [ada], 125 Haw. 381.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/24/2012.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 2, 2012 28792 [ADA]

Iturralde v. Hilo Medical Center (Order of Correction).  ICA Opinion, filed 03/30/2012 [ada], 127 Haw. 325.  Defendant-Appellee Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/09/2012.  ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/12/2012 [ada], 127 Haw. 2.  Defendant-Appellee Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/22/2012.  Plaintiffs-Appellants Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/25/2012. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Medtronic’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/06/2012 [ada].  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Plaintiff’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/06/2012 [ada].

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit
April 2, 2012 29868 [ADA]

Jou v. Schmidt (s.d.o., affirmed).  Petitioner-Appellant-Provider Emerson M.F. Jou, M.D.’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/30/2012.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/04/2012 [ada].  Petitioner-Appellant-Provider
Emerson M.F. Jou, M.D.’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed
05/14/2012.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/26/2012 [ada].  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 04/16/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 270.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Civil) 127 Haw. 3
March 30, 2012 28578 [ADA]

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

Family Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal) 127 Haw. 3
March 30, 2012 28792 [ADA]

Iturralde v. Hilo Medical Center.  ICA Order of Correction, filed 04/02/2012 [ada].  Defendant-Appellee Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/09/2012.  ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/12/2012 [ada], 127 Haw. 2.  Defendant-Appellee Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/22/2012.  Plaintiffs-Appellants Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/25/2012. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Medtronic’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/06/2012 [ada].  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Plaintiff’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/06/2012 [ada].

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Civil) 127 Haw. 325
March 30, 2012 29587 [ADA]

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

District Court, 1st Circuit, Kaneohe Division (Traffic) 127 Haw. 3
March 30, 2012 30497 [ADA]

Cun-Lara v. State (Order of Amendment).  ICA Opinion, filed 03/28/2012. ICA Amended Opinion, filed 03/30/2012 [ada], 126 Haw. 541.

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit
March 30, 2012 30497 [ADA]

Cun-Lara v. State (Amended Opinion).  ICA Opinion, filed 03/28/2012.  ICA Order of Amendment, filed 03/30/2012 [ada].

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit (Criminal) 126 Haw. 541
March 30, 2012 30518 [ADA]

State v. Metcalfe (mem.op., affirmed).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/23/2012.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/08/2012 [ada].  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 03/19/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 206.  Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba, with whom J. Sakamoto joins [ada].

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Criminal) 130 Haw. 347
March 30, 2012 CAAP-11-0000131 [ADA]

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

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit (Criminal) 130 Haw. 349
March 30, 2012 CAAP-11-0000746 [ADA]

Fraser v. State (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
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