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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000838 [ADA] | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas v. Aquino (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| March 19, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000716 [ADA] | State v. Naumenkov (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
District Court, 5th Circuit | |
| March 19, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000664 [ADA] | BS v. NS (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
Family Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| March 19, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000298 [ADA] | Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC v. Woods (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit (Foreclosure) | 144 Haw. 137 |
| March 19, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000329 [ADA] | State v. Kato (mem. op., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/16/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/31/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/18/2020 [ada], 147 Haw. 478. Dissenting Opinion by Nakayama, J., In Which Recktenwald, C. J., Joins [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal) | 144 Haw. 137 |
| March 19, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-12-0000593 [ADA] | Kona’s Best Natural Coffee LLC v. Mountain Thunder Coffee Plantation, Int’l, Inc. (s.d.o., vacated, remanded, and affirmed). ICA mem. op., filed 08/03/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 250. Concurring Opinion by Ginoza, J. [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Civil) | 144 Haw. 136 |
| March 18, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000670 [ADA] | State v. Bayron (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 144 Haw. 136 |
| March 18, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000971 [ADA] | Bevill v. Maurizio (Order Granting February 25, 2019 Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| March 18, 2019 | S.Ct | SCAP-17-0000325 [ADA] | Sheveland v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. S.Ct. Order Approving Stipulation for Dismissal, filed 03/29/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 144 Haw. 92 |
| March 18, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000427 [ADA] | State v. Westerman (mem. op., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 144 Haw. 135 |
| March 18, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000413 [ADA] | State v. Pitolo. ICA Opinion, filed 10/30/2017 [ada], 141 Haw. 131. ICA Order of Correction, filed 11/07/2017 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/29/2018. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/22/2018 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Theft) | 144 Haw. 100 |
| March 15, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000369 [ADA] | State v. Goo (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/09/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/20/2019 [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 144 Haw. 71 |
| March 15, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000676 [ADA] | Ally Bank v. Hochroth (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 01/04/2019 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/01/2019. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| March 15, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000211 [ADA] | DL v. CL (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., filed 02/28/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 66. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/11/2019. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/27/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/06/2019 [ada]. 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 | |
| March 14, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000328 [ADA] | Acupan v. Nedeljkovic (Order Denying the March 11, 2019 Motion to Reconsider the March 11, 2019 Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 03/11/2019 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/11/2019. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| March 14, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000151 [ADA] | State v. Eager (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/28/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/10/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 70 |
| March 14, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000712 [ADA] | Chen v. Mah (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/27/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/28/2019 [ada]. 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 | 144 Haw. 70 |
| March 13, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000577 [ADA] | Dobbs v. County of Maui (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 02/20/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 61. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| March 13, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000500 [ADA] | Spar Marketing Services, Inc. v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 70 |
| March 12, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000905 [ADA] | Persin v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 10/31/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 283. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/01/2019. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| March 12, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000593 [ADA] | State v. Carroll (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 10/31/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 300. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/25/2019. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 01/24/2020 [ada], 146 Haw. 138. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 01/27/2020 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| March 12, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000656 [ADA] | State v. Rodrigues (mem. op., vacated and remanded). 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. Opinion, filed 12/13/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 487. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 01/15/2020 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 144 Haw. 69 |
| March 12, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000595 [ADA] | State v. Kaʻeo (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
District Court, 2nd Circuit, Wailuku Division | |
| March 12, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000920 [ADA] | Prospect Co., Ltd. v. SCD ML II, LLC (Order Granting Motion to Withdraw Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| March 12, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000433 [ADA] | Hoku Lele, LLC v. City & County of Honolulu (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem. op., filed 09/21/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 233. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/14/2019. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| March 12, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000844 [ADA] | State v. Voorhees (mem. op., reversed and affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/14/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/23/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. s.d.o., filed 09/17/2020 [ada], 148 Haw. 264. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit | 144 Haw. 69 |
| March 12, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000327 [ADA] | Kodama v. Kodama (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/18/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/28/2019 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 69 |
| March 11, 2019 | S.Ct | SCOT-16-0000634 [ADA] | In re Kauahi (Order Dismissing Request for Relief). S.Ct. Order Dismissing Request for Relief, filed 01/18/2019 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding | |
| March 11, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPW-19-0000131 [ADA] | Keen v. Loo (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Prohibition). Petition for Writ of Prohibition, filed 03/05/2019. |
Original Proceeding | |
| March 11, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000929 [ADA] | HSBC Bank USA v. Pozen (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| March 11, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000720 [ADA] | Ferreira v. Hilton Hawaiian Village, LLC (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| March 11, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000328 [ADA] | Acupan v. Nedeljkovic (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/11/2019. ICA Order Denying the March 11, 2019 Motion to Reconsider the March 11, 2019 Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 03/14/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| March 8, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPW-19-0000088 [ADA] | Connors v. Kaneshiro (Order). Petition for Extraordinary Writ, filed 02/12/2019. |
Original Proceeding | |
| March 8, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000037 [ADA] | Souza v. Fisher (Order Granting in Part Motion to Dismiss Appeal). Consolidated with Case No. CAAP-18-0000140. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/07/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/18/2019 [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| March 7, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPW-19-0000030 [ADA] | Makekau v. Garibaldi (Order Denying as Moot Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 01/08/2019. |
Original Proceeding | |
| March 7, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000665 [ADA] | In re JP (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| March 6, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPW-19-0000059 [ADA] | Austin v. Chang (Order Denying Application for Writ of Prohibition). Application for Writ of Prohibition, filed 01/25/2019. |
Original Proceeding | |
| March 6, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000923 [ADA] | LS v. SH (mem. op., affirmed, vacated, and remanded). |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | 144 Haw. 69 |
| March 5, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0003754 [ADA] | Akau v. State. ICA mem.op., filed 01/31/2017 [ada], 139 Haw. 298. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/09/2017. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/20/2017 [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit (HRPP Rule 40 Petition) | 144 Haw. 159 |
| March 5, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000925 [ADA] | In re VH and CW (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| March 5, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000787 [ADA] | State v. Ayala (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). Consolidated with Case No. CAAP-16-0000524. ICA s.d.o., filed 10/30/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 281. ICA Order of Correction, filed 11/28/2018 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/22/2019. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/22/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/15/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| March 4, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPW-19-0000021 [ADA] | Campiformio v. To’oto’o (Order Granting in Part Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and/or Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and/or Mandamus, filed 01/07/2019. |
Original Proceeding | |
| March 4, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000961 [ADA] | Hansen v. Bank of America (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). Concurring Opinion by Ginoza, C.J. [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 144 Haw. 68 |
| March 4, 2019 | S.Ct | SCAP-17-0000367 [ADA] | In re Tax Appeal of Priceline.com, Inc. v. Director of Taxation. |
Tax Appeal Court | 144 Haw. 72 |
| March 1, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000790 [ADA] | Bradley v. Sharp (Order of Correction). ICA mem. op., filed 01/31/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 59. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| February 28, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000337 [ADA] | State v. Lopez (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
District Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 68 |
| February 28, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000530 [ADA] | State v. Otani. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, ‘Ewa Division (DUI) | 144 Haw. 129 |
| February 28, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000689 [ADA] | American Savings Bank, F.S.B. v. Association of Apartment Owners of the Hanohano Hale (mem. op., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 67 |
| February 28, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000358 [ADA] | Makila Land Co., LLC v. Kapu (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, 05/19/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/16/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 11/28/2022 [ada], 152 Haw. 112. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 144 Haw. 67 |
| February 28, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001078 [ADA] | Hawaii Government Employees Association v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 66 |