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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000026 [ADA] | U.S. Bank, National Association v. Daga (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/29/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 152. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/05/2019. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 4, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000069 [ADA] | Spittler v. Charbonneau. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 145 Haw. 204 |
| September 3, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000420 [ADA] | State v. Manuel (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/18/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 333. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/19/2019. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 12/23/2020 [ada], 148 Haw. 434. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 30, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000454 [ADA] | State v. Baker (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/18/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 334. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/24/2019. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 03/13/2020 [ada], 146 Haw. 299. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 05/20/2020 [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| August 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000677 [ADA] | Andrews v. Rosehill (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000548 [ADA] | State v. Lora (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/27/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/10/2020 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/16/2020 [ada], 147 Haw. 298. Dissenting Opinion by Recktenwald, C. J., in Which Nakayama, J. Joins [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 142 |
| August 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000537 [ADA] | State v. McKinney (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 141 |
| August 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000529 [ADA] | United Public Workers v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/25/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/18/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 141 |
| August 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000004 [ADA] | State v. Dauer (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 145 Haw. 141 |
| August 29, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000351 [ADA] | Doe v. Attorney General (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/20/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 382. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/05/2019. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 12/13/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 469. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 29, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-19-0000095 [ADA] | Eckard Brandes, Inc. v. Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Order Dismissing Appellate Court Case Number CAAP-19-0000095 for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 05/21/2019 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/19/2019. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 04/20/2020 [ada], 146 Haw. 354. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 04/27/2020 [ada]. ICA s.d.o., filed 04/25/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 157. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/30/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/12/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 29, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000097 [ADA] | State v. Hofer (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/08/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 377. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/07/2019. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| August 28, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000712 [ADA] | Chen v. Mah (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/14/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 70. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/27/2019. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 01/30/2020 [ada], 146 Haw. 157. Opinion By Recktenwald, C. J., Concurring and Dissenting in Part and Concurring in the Judgment, With Whom Nakayama, J., Joins [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 28, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPW-19-0000480 [ADA] | Ioane v. Castagnetti (Order Dismissing “Petitioners’ Objection to Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus”). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 07/02/2019. S.Ct. Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 07/12/2019 [ada]. “Petitioners’ Objection to Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus”, filed 08/20/2019. |
Original Proceeding | |
| August 28, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000562 [ADA] | State v. Barbour (mem.op., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 141 |
| August 27, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000499 [ADA] | Bevill v. Maurizio (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/10/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 155. ICA Order of Correction, filed 05/15/2019 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/15/2019. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| August 27, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000290 [ADA] | State v. Myers (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/12/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 392. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/19/2019. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| August 27, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-17-0000068 [ADA] | Smith v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/14/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 428. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/15/2019. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 26, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000294 [ADA] | State v. Persons (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/23/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 335. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/24/2019. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| August 26, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-17-0000386 [ADA] | State v. Calaycay. ICA s.d.o., filed 09/24/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 233. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/05/2018. Amended Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/06/2018. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/01/2019 [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Waiʻanae Division | 145 Haw. 186 |
| August 23, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-19-0000050 [ADA] | Estate Administrative Services LLC v. Mohulamu (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal, filed 06/20/2019 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/10/2019. ICA Order of Correction, filed 07/12/2019 [ada]. S.Ct Opinion, filed 06/19/2020 [ada], 148 Haw. 10. Dissenting Opinion By Recktenwald, C. J., in Which Nakayama, J., Joins [ada]. ICA Order Dismissing Appeal, filed 04/20/2022 [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| August 23, 2019 | S.Ct | SCAP-18-0000432 [ADA] | Ching v. Case |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 148 |
| August 23, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000568 [ADA] | McAndrew v. Association of Apartment Owners of Kuapa Isle (s.d.o., affirmed). Consolidated with Case No. CAAP-17-0000612. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/24/2020. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/19/2020 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 139 |
| August 22, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000141 [ADA] | Stanley v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). Petitioner’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/02/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/16/2020 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 01/05/2021 [ada], 148 Haw. 489. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 139 |
| August 21, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000190 [ADA] | Ogeone v. Au (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/18/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 333. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/28/2019. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of ICA’s Summary Disposition Order of April 18, 2019 by Chief Judge Ginoza, Judge Leonard, Judge Reifurth, filed 04/30/2019 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/18/2019. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 21, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000385 [ADA] | KS v. TS (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 20, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-17-0000701 [ADA] | State v. Beaudet-Close (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 11/29/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 331. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/21/2018. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/02/2019 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/11/2019. S.Ct Opinion, filed 06/24/2020 [ada], 148 Haw. 66. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| August 20, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-17-0000564 [ADA] | State v. Barrios (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 01/15/2019, [ada], 144 Haw. 1. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/14/2019. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| August 15, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-12-0001090 [ADA] | Mobley v. Kimura (mem.op., vacated and remanded). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/25/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/12/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 03/13/2020 [ada], 146 Haw. 311. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 138 |
| August 15, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000627 [ADA] | State v. Schoenhorn (s.d.o., affirmed). Consolidated with Case No. CAAP-17-0000628. |
District Court, 2nd Circuit, Wailuku Division | 145 Haw. 138 |
| August 15, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000598 [ADA] | Mariano v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (s.d.o., affirmed and remanded). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | 145 Haw. 138 |
| August 15, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000835 [ADA] | Bank of America, N.A. v. Hermano (s.d.o., affirmed). Petitioner, Defendant-Appellant Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/08/2019. S.Ct Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/19/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 139 |
| August 15, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000845 [ADA] | Ching v. Dung. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/11/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/04/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 12/21/2020 [ada], 148 Haw. 416. Concurrence by Circuit Judge Crabtree. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 12/30/2020. S.Ct Order Denying Defendants/Appellees/Cross-Appellants’ Motion for Reconsideration of the Opinion Filed December 21, 2020, filed 01/07/2021 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 99 |
| August 14, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000536 [ADA] | Realty Finance, Inc. v. Schmidt (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/14/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 380. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/03/2019. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 13, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-17-0000087 [ADA] | State v. Abrigo. (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/25/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 462. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/04/2018. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/17/2018 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/28/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 491. Concurring in the Judgment, and Dissenting Opinion by Recktenwald, C.J., in which Nakayama, J. joins, [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| August 13, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPW-19-0000432 [ADA] | Grandinetti v. State (Order Denying Motion For Reconsideration). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 06/12/2019. S.Ct. Order, filed 06/26/2019 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/15/2019. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion For Reconsideration, filed 07/23/2019 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/05/2019. Petition filed 12/18/2019. S.Ct. Order Denying Petition, filed 01/07/2020 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/12/2020 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding | |
| August 13, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000900 [ADA] | State v. Surin (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 13, 2019 | S.Ct | SCAP-16-0000475 [ADA] | Clarabal v. Department of Education. Recktenwald, C.J., Concurring in the Judgment [ada]. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Nakayama, J. [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 69 |
| August 12, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000616 [ADA] | State v. Gonzalez (mem.op., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 145 Haw. 55 |
| August 9, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000430 [ADA] | First Hawaiian Bank v. Association of Apartment Owners of Sun Rise, Inc. (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 55 |
| August 9, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000350 [ADA] | State v. Hernane (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/11/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 156. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/28/2019. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 12/12/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 444. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 12/17/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 9, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000537 [ADA] | Skahan v. Stutts Construction Company, Inc. (s.d.o., affirmed). Consolidated with Case No. CAAP-16-0000538. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/28/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/11/2019 [ada]. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | 145 Haw. 55 |
| August 9, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000859 [ADA] | Wolcott v. Administrative Director of the Courts (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/16/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 381. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/30/2019. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 12/21/2020 [ada], 148 Haw. 407. |
District Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 7, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000870 [ADA] | Grinpas v. Kapaa 382, LLC (mem. op., affirmed). Defendant Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/07/2019. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/07/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/21/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/27/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. mem. op., filed 06/29/2020 [ada], 148 Haw. 277. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 145 Haw. 54 |
| August 7, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-17-0000845 [ADA] | State v. Davidson (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/23/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 334. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/02/2019. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| August 6, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000211 [ADA] | DL v. CL (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 02/28/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 66. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/11/2019. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/15/2019 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/27/2019. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 04/17/2020 [ada], 146 Haw. 328. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/27/2020. S.Ct. Order, filed 04/29/2020 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 6, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000852 [ADA] | State v. Grace (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/04/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 153. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/01/2019. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| August 6, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPW-19-0000541 [ADA] | State v. Kim (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 07/29/2019. |
Original Proceeding | |
| August 6, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000738 [ADA] | State v. Bungitak (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/12/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 156. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/12/2019. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 5, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000285 [ADA] | State v. Botelho (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/15/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 380. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/28/2019. |
District Court, 1st Circuit |