Coward v. Director of the Department of Customer Services

• Court: Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
• Decided: May 14, 2025
• Docket: CAAP-24-0000665
• Status: Published

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX 14-MAY-2025 08:17 AM Dkt. 31 ODSD NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI I

WILLIAM J. COWARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMER SERVICES, CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, Defendant-Appellee

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT HONOLULU DIVISION (CIVIL NO. 1DRC-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL (By: Leonard, Acting Chief Judge, Hiraoka and McCullen, JJ.) Upon review of the record, it appears that:

(1) On October 11, 2024, Plaintiff-Appellant William J.

Coward (Coward) filed the notice of appeal, self-represented;

(2) The opening brief was due on a clerk's extension on

or before February 5, 2025;

(3) Coward failed to file the opening brief, or request

a further extension of time;

(4) On February 12, 2025, the appellate clerk entered a

default notice informing Coward that the time for filing the

opening brief had expired, the matter would be called to the

court's attention on February 24, 2025, for appropriate action,

which could include dismissal of the appeal, under Hawai i Rules NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

of Appellate Procedure Rule 30, and Coward could request relief

from default by motion; and

(5) Coward has not taken any further action in this

appeal.

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is

dismissed.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai i, May 14, 2025.

/s/ Katherine G. Leonard Acting Chief Judge

/s/ Keith K. Hiraoka Associate Judge

/s/ Sonja M.P. McCullen Associate Judge