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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000184 [ADA] | Meredith Kailua-Kona, LLC v. Kalua‘u (Order Dismissing the Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 11(b), (c)(2)). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| September 26, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000377 [ADA] | State v. Erum (Order Dismissing the Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 11(b)(2), (c)(2)). |
District Court, 5th Circuit | |
| September 26, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000467 [ADA] | Kim v. Kim (Order Approving the August 24, 2016 Stipulation for Dismissal of Appeal). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 26, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0003500 [ADA] | Medeiros v. Choy (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 06/16/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 52. Defendant-Appellee’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/15/2016. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 04/26/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 233. Dissenting Opinion by Nakayama, J. in which Recktenwald, C.J. joins [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 26, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-14-0001298 [ADA] | Oliveira v. Oliveira (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem. op., filed 07/28/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 52. Dissenting Opinion by J. Foley [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/20/2016. Defendant/Appellant Darryl J. Oliveira’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/19/2016. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/02/2016 [ada]. |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| September 26, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000007 [ADA] | Saker v. Saker (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/14/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 139. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/22/2016. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 26, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000102 [ADA] | U.S. Bank National Association v. Bernardino (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 05/20/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 51. Petitioner-Appellant-Defendant Monica E. Bernardino’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/15/2016. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 23, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000877 [ADA] | Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Ibara (Order Approving in Part the July 29, 2o16 “Stipulation for Dismissal with Prejudice). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 23, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000383 [ADA] | Chung v. Child Support Enforcement Agency (Order Approving in Part the August 12, 2016 “Stipulation for Dismissal of Appeal with Prejudice”). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 22, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-12-0000402 [ADA] | Pogoso v. Sarae. ICA Order of Amendment, filed 11/16/2016 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/17/2017. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/21/2017 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 138 Haw. 518 |
| September 22, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000340 [ADA] | Kaufman v. Gonzalez (Order). |
Family Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| September 22, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000434 [ADA] | Raquel v. American Savings Bank (Order Granting August 6, 2016 Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, and Granting the August 16, 2016 Motion for Permission to Submit a Reply Memorandum in Support of the August 6, 2016 Motion). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/17/2016. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/17/2016 [ada]. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| September 22, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000455 [ADA] | Onewest Bank, F.S.B. v. Brown (Order Dismissing Appellate Court Case Number CAAP-16-0000455 for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction and Dismissing all Pending Motions in CAAP-16-0000455 as Moot). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| September 22, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-12-0000645 [ADA] | Harrison v. Ito (s.d.o., affirmed). ICA mem.op., filed 06/30/2015 [ada], 136 Haw. 24. Consolidated with CAAP-12-0000646 and CAAP-12-0000647. ICA Order of Correction, filed 08/19/2015 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/15/2015. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/24/2015 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 139 Haw. 258 |
| September 22, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0006069 [ADA] | Bank of America, N.A. v. Hermano (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/22/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 140. Petitioner, Defendant-Appellant Charito Labrador Hermano’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/08/2016. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 21, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-13-0000427 [ADA] | In re T.H.G. Martial Trusts (mem.op., vacated and remanded). Consolidated with No. CAAP-13-0000428. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Probate) | 139 Haw. 37 |
| September 21, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000119 [ADA] | Association of Apartment Owners of Century Center, Inc. v. Nomura (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 05/11/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 51. Petitioner-Plaintiff-Appellee Association of Apartment of Owners of Century Center, Inc.’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/08/2016. |
District Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 20, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-13-0000202 [ADA] | Palmer v. Palmer (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit (Post Decree Relief) | 139 Haw. 269 |
| September 20, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-13-0003817 [ADA] | State v. Lay (s.d.o., dismissed, vacated and dismissed). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit (Criminal) | 139 Haw. 270 |
| September 20, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000461 [ADA] | State v. Fukuoka (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/17/2016. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/18/2017 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion of the Court by Pollack, J., filed 10/20/2017 [ada], 141 Haw. 48. |
District Court, 2nd Circuit, Molokaʻi Division (OVUII) | 139 Haw. 270 |
| September 20, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-14-0001160 [ADA] | Certified Construction, Inc. v. Crawford. ICA Opinion, filed 03/21/2016 [ada], 137 Haw. 281. Dissenting Opinion by J. Foley [ada]. Consolidated with No. CAAP-14-0001190. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/20/2016. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/02/2016 [ada]. ICA mem.op., filed 12/16/2016 [ada], 139 Haw. 290. Petitioner-Appellee Certified Construction, Inc.’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/07/2017. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/17/2017 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 138 Haw. 315 |
| September 19, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000374 [ADA] | State v. Ardona (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/22/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 140. Consolidated with No. CAAP-15-0000375. Application for Writ of Certiorari filed 08/04/2016. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 19, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000528 [ADA] | State v. Boyd (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/15/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 139. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/07/2016. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| September 16, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000363 [ADA] | Flubacher v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/20/2016. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/01/2017 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 03/21/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 109. Dissenting Opinion by Nakayama, J. [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal) | 139 Haw. 258 |
| September 16, 2016 | S.Ct | SCAD-16-0000432 [ADA] | Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Wong (Order). |
Original Proceeding | |
| September 16, 2016 | S.Ct | SCPW-16-0000605 [ADA] | Holcomb v. Ashford (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus and/or Prohibition). Petition for Writ of Mandamus and/or Prohibition, filed 09/01/2016. |
Original Proceeding | |
| September 15, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000420 [ADA] | United Public Workers, AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO v. Houghton. Dissenting Opinion, by J. Foley [ada]. United Public Workers, AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 11/14/2016. ICA Order Denying United Public Workers, AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO’s Motion for Reconsideration of the Opinion of the Court, filed 11/23/2016 [ada]. Order of Correction, filed 11/23/2016 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/03/2017. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/14/2017 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 139 Haw. 138 |
| September 15, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000450 [ADA] | State v. Niles (s.d.o., vacated, remanded and reversed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/18/2016. S. Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/03/2017 [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division (OVUII) | 139 Haw. 37 |
| September 15, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000484 [ADA] | Lankford v. City and County of Honolulu, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 15, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000444 [ADA] | Knight v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 05/16/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 51. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/01/2016. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of the Memorandum Opinion filed May 16, 2016, filed 06/08/2016 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/01/2016. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 14, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000222 [ADA] | Hammer v. Hammer (Order Approving with Prejudice the July 27, 2016 Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| September 14, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000482 [ADA] | Valencia v. Valencia (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction and Dismissing All Pending Motions as Moot). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 14, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000362 [ADA] | Weinberg v. Dickson-Weinberg (Order Dismissing Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant’s “Response to the Supreme Court Ruling”). ICA mem.op., filed 05/31/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 51. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/29/2016. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/19/2016 [ada]. Motion for Reconsider of Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/26/2016. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 13, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000743 [ADA] | Cornelio v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/07/2016. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/19/2016 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/07/2016. S.Ct Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/20/2016 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration of Petition for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/27/2017. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/03/2017 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit (Criminal) | 139 Haw. 37 |
| September 13, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000945 [ADA] | Villanueva v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/26/2016. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/07/2016 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit (Criminal) | 139 Haw. 37 |
| September 13, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000012 [ADA] | State v. Bristow (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/08/2016[ada], 138 Haw. 139. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/04/2016. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, Kona Division | |
| September 13, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000103 [ADA] | Middleton v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Order Dismissing the Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 06/09/2016 [ada]. Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration of Order Dismissing the Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 06/16/2016. ICA Order Denying the June 16, 2016 Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/21/2016 [ada]. ICA Order (1) Granting the June 23, 2016 Motion to Strike and (2) Amended Order Denying the June 16, 2016 Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/05/2016 [ada]. Petitioner’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/08/2016. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| September 9, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-13-0005233 [ADA] | State v. Tran (Order of Correction). ICA Opinion, filed 07/14/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 298. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/09/2016. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/20/2016 [ada]. S.Ct. Order , filed 12/23/2016 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/23/2016 [ada], Dissent by J. Wilson [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 9, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000954 [ADA] | In re TH (s.d.o., affirmed). Consolidated with No. CAAP-15-0000955. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit (Foster Custody) | 139 Haw. 36 |
| September 9, 2016 | S.Ct | SCAD-15-0000785 [ADA] | Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Smith (Order of Public Reprimand). |
Original Proceeding | |
| September 8, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000479 [ADA] | Gustafson Real Estate LLC v. Watkins (Order Dismissing Motion for Reconsideration). ICA mem.op., filed 07/22/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 52. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/06/2016. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/24/2016. S.Ct Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/10/2016 [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 8, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000561 [ADA] | Ford v. Leithhead-Todd. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 139 Haw. 129 |
| September 6, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000361 [ADA] | Erum v. County of Kauai (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/07/2016. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/16/2016 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit (Civil) | 139 Haw. 36 |
| September 6, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-12-0000758 [ADA] | Ke Kailani Partners, LLC v. Ke Kailani Development LLC. (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 04/29/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 51. Consolidated with No. CAAP-12-0000070. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/25/2016. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/12/2018. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/06/2018 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 6, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-14-0001060 [ADA] | State v. Scalera. (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/29/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 136. Application for Writ of Certiorari filed, 07/27/2016. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 04/21/2017 [ada], 139 Haw. 453. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Kaneohe Division | |
| September 2, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-14-0000871 [ADA] | LE v. VM (Amended Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/20/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 140. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/22/2016. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/01/2016. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/03/2016 [ada]. |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| September 2, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000315 [ADA] | Bosworth v. Foss Maritime Company (Order (1) Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, (2) Vacating the ICA’s July 6, 2016 Order Dismissing the Appeal, (3) Remanding the Case to ICA, and (4) Dismissing the Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis). Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakayama [ada]. ICA Order Dismissing the Appeal Pursuant to HRAP 11(b)(2), (c)(2), filed 07/06/2016 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/19/2016. ICA Opinion, filed 09/30/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 289. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| September 1, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-13-0002125 [ADA] | Umberger v. Department of Land and Natural Resources (Order of Correction). ICA Opinon, filed 08/31/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 508. Petitioners-Appellants Rene Umberger, Mike Nakachi, Ka‘imi Kaupiko Willie Kaupiko, Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, The Humane Society of the United States, and Center for Biological Diversity’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/10/2016. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/20/2016 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 09/06/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 500. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 1, 2016 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000477 [ADA] | State v. McKinley (Order of Correction). ICA mem.op., filed 08/31/2016 [ada], 143 Haw. 97. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Reifurth [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/31/2016. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/09/2016 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 1, 2016 | S.Ct | SCWC-12-0000762 [ADA] | Cox v. Cox (Order Denying Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant Bruce Edward Cox’s Motion for Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., filed 01/29/2015 [ada]. Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant Bruce Edward Cox’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/27/2015. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/12/2015 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/21/2015. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/23/2015 [ada]. Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant Bruce Edward Cox’s Second Application for Writ of Certiorari,filed 04/28/2015. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/03/2015 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 08/16/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 476. Dissenting Opinion by C.J. Recktenwald, in which J. Nakayama joins [ada]. Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant Bruce Edward Cox’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/25/2016. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit |