Belford v. State

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 16-JAN-2025 12:47 PM Dkt. 3 ODSAC

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

CHEYENNE BELFORD, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant,

vs.

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Defendant-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE. NO. 1CC171001287)

ORDER DISMISSING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ.)

On January 15, 2025, the Intermediate Court of Appeals

filed its judgment on appeal in CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX. Yet despite

Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) Rule 40.1(a)’s clear

directive, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant filed an application

for writ of certiorari on January 13, 2025.

It is hereby ordered that Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant’s

application for writ of certiorari, filed January 13, 2025, is

dismissed without prejudice to re-filing the application pursuant to HRAP Rule 40.1(a) (2020) (“The application shall be

filed within thirty days after the filing of the intermediate

court of appeals’ judgment on appeal or dismissal order, unless

the time for filing the application is extended in accordance

with this rule.”).

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, January 16, 2025.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens