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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2019 | S.Ct | SCAP-16-0000830 [ADA] | State v. Pitts. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 01/08/2020 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 146 Haw. 120 |
| December 17, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPR-19-0000825 [ADA] | In re: Macer (Order Granting Petition to Resign and Surrender License). |
Original Proceeding | |
| December 17, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000004 [ADA] | State v. Abella. ICA Opinion, filed 03/22/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 141. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/01/2019. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/03/2019 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/09/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/17/2019. Amended Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/17/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 541 |
| December 17, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000636 [ADA] | State v. Sandoval (Amended mem. op., affirmed). ICA mem. op., filed 11/20/2019, 145 Haw. 296. Consolidated with Case Nos. CAAP-18-0000637 and CAAP-18-0000638. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/17/2020. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/08/2020 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/27/2021. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/27/2021. S.Ct. Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/03/2021 [ada]. S.Ct. Amended Opinion, filed 06/03/2021 [ada], 149 Haw. 221. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 146 Haw. 115 |
| December 16, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000010 [ADA] | In re: AB. ICA s.d.o., filed 11/30/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 332. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 12/07/2018. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 12/12/2018 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/31/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/23/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Order, filed 06/28/2019 [ada]. |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | 145 Haw. 498 |
| December 16, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000793 [ADA] | State v. Udo. ICA s.d.o., filed 06/29/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 485. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/05/2018. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/04/2018 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 519 |
| December 13, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-17-0000656 [ADA] | State v. Rodrigues. ICA mem. op., filed 03/12/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 69. Dissent by Leonard, J. [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/07/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/23/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 01/15/2020 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 145 Haw. 487 |
| December 13, 2019 | S.Ct | SCAP-17-0000823 [ADA] | Unite Here! Local 5 v. Department of Planning and Permitting/Zoning Board of Appeals. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 453 |
| December 13, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000692 [ADA] | State v. Fleetwood (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). ICA s.d.o., filed 10/08/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 280. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/02/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/12/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 146 Haw. 28 |
| December 13, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000441 [ADA] | In re: R Children. ICA mem. op., filed 09/12/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 141. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/29/2018. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/20/2018 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 477 |
| December 13, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000351 [ADA] | Doe v. Attorney General. ICA s.d.o., filed 05/20/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 382. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/05/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/29/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 469 |
| December 13, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000948 [ADA] | In re: N.F. and A.F. (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/07/2020. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/06/2020 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | 146 Haw. 29 |
| December 13, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000185 [ADA] | US Bank National Association v. Pa (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 561 |
| December 12, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPW-19-0000807 [ADA] | Yoshimura v. Crabtree (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 11/15/2019. |
Original Proceeding | |
| December 12, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000350 [ADA] | State v. Hernane. ICA s.d.o., filed 04/11/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 156. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/28/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/09/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 12/17/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 444 |
| December 12, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000039 [ADA] | In re: CTG-K (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| December 12, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000653 [ADA] | State v. Philling (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 145 Haw. 443 |
| December 12, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-12-0001090 [ADA] | Mobley v. Kimura (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 08/15/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 138. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/25/2019. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 03/13/2020 [ada], 146 Haw. 311. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| December 11, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000537 [ADA] | Skahan v. Stutts Construction Company, Inc. (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 08/09/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 55. Consolidated with Case No. CAAP-16-0000538. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/28/2019. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| December 11, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000349 [ADA] | Botelho v. Atlas Recycling Center, LLC. (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 10/08/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 147. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/05/2019. Amended Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/16/2019. S.Ct Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/30/2020 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/04/2020 [ada], 146 Haw. 435. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| December 11, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000368 [ADA] | Watanabe v. Employees’ Retirement System (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 07/26/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 564. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/17/2019. S.Ct Opinion, filed 01/08/2021 [ada], 148 Haw. 508. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 01/12/2021 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| December 10, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000831 [ADA] | JMH v. JCH (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA mem. op., filed 11/25/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 298. Plaintiff-Appellee Motion for Reconsideration, filed 12/04/2019. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| December 10, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000041 [ADA] | Wilmington Savings Fund Society v. Chun (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 442 |
| December 9, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000096 [ADA] | State v. Jones (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem. op., filed 06/27/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 432. Consolidated with Case No. CAAP-16-0000597. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/25/2019. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| December 6, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000185 [ADA] | Pennymac Corp. v. Godinez (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/11/2020. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/13/2020 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 10/08/2020 [ada], 148 Haw. 323. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 145 Haw. 442 |
| December 6, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000476 [ADA] | Los Banos v. Hawaii Labor Relations Board (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA mem. op., filed 11/22/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 297. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 12/02/2019. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/18/2020. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/01/2020 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| December 6, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000898 [ADA] | State v. Semes (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/09/2020. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/20/2020 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Certiorari Proceeding, filed 06/12/2020 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 145 Haw. 442 |
| December 5, 2019 | S.Ct | SCAD-19-0000586 [ADA] | In re: Fukumoto (Order of Suspension). S.Ct. Order, filed 11/09/2021 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding | |
| December 5, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000084 [ADA] | Libero v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/27/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 432. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/18/2019. ICA Order, filed 10/02/2019 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/25/2019. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| December 5, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-17-0000545 [ADA] | State v. Wang (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 07/26/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 564. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/28/2019. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| December 5, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000955 [ADA] | Scala v. Moddha Interactive, Inc. (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
District Court, 2nd Circuit, Wailuku Division | |
| December 5, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000703 [ADA] | Sakuma Realty, Inc. v. Highmoor (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| December 5, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000781 [ADA] | State v. Hardoby (Order Denying Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., filed 11/22/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 297. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 11/25/2019. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/24/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/13/2020 [ada]. S.Ct. mem. op., filed 04/05/2021 [ada], 149 Haw. 144. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| December 4, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPW-19-0000827 [ADA] | Conner v. Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 11/25/2019. |
Original Proceeding | |
| December 4, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPW-19-0000817 [ADA] | In re: Ruggles (Order Denying Petition for Extraordinary Writ). Petition for Extraordinary Writ, filed 11/21/2019. |
Original Proceeding | |
| December 4, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-17-0000199 [ADA] | Sandomire v. Brown (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Opinion, filed 03/29/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 314. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/11/2019. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| December 4, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000395 [ADA] | American Savings Bank, F.S.B. v. Chan (Order Accepting Applications for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 07/26/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 565. Consolidated with Case No. CAAP-15-0000309. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/19/2019. Petitioner/Appellant Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/21/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Applications for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/04/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 01/21/2020 [ada], 146 Haw. 94. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| December 4, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000309 [ADA] | American Savings Bank, F.S.B. v. Chan (Order Accepting Applications for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 07/26/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 565. Consolidated with Case No. CAAP-15-0000395. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/19/2019. Petitioner/Appellant Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/21/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Applications for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/04/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 01/21/2020 [ada], 146 Haw. 94. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| December 4, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000845 [ADA] | Ching v. Dung (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Opinion, filed 08/15/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 99. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/11/2019. 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 | |
| December 4, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000949 [ADA] | Windward Christian Church v. One Love Ministries (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem. op., filed 08/05/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 54. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/14/2019. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| December 4, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-17-0000340 [ADA] | State v. Argus (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed, 07/26/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 564. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/29/2019. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| December 3, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000056 [ADA] | Boyd v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 07/15/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 442. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/21/2019. |
District Court, 1st Circuit | |
| December 3, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000828 [ADA] | Cui v. State (mem. op., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/02/2020. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/09/2020 [ada]. S.Ct. mem. op., filed 05/24/2021 [ada], 149 Haw. 237. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | 145 Haw. 441 |
| December 3, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPR-19-0000790 [ADA] | In re: Hight (Order Granting Petition to Resign and Surrender License). |
Original Proceeding | |
| December 2, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000643 [ADA] | State v. Lavoie (Order of Correction). ICA mem. op., filed 04/23/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 211. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/30/2018. Amended Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/31/2018. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/26/2018 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 11/22/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 409. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| November 29, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000453 [ADA] | Provident Funding Associates, L.P. v. Gardner (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/30/2020. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/01/2020 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/16/2021 [ada], 149 Haw. 288. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 298 |
| November 29, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000100 [ADA] | State v. Hofer (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/28/2020. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/09/2020 [ada]. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit | 145 Haw. 299 |
| November 29, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000435 [ADA] | BV v. TV (s.d.o., affirmed, vacated and remanded). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/27/2020. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/11/2020 [ada]. |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | 145 Haw. 299 |
| November 29, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000357 [ADA] | State v. Tavares (mem. op., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/23/2020. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/05/2020 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Certiorari Proceeding, filed 05/14/2020 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 299 |
| November 29, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000883 [ADA] | State v. Silva (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/24/2020. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/22/2020 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 299 |