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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
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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. |
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 |
District Court, 1st Circuit | ||
April 11, 2012 | SCWC-11-0000644 [ADA] | State v. Hern (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, Vacating ICA Order |
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 |
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 |
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 |