Estate Administrative Services LLC v. Mohulamu

• Court: Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
• Decided: April 20, 2022
• Docket: CAAP-19-0000050
• Status: Published

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX 20-APR-2022 07:57 AM Dkt. 62 ODSD NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI I

ESTATE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES LLC, Interim Personal Representative for the Estate of Philip Finn, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SIONE P. MOHULAMU, FALAULA TINOGA, SR., and SAMANTHA KALIKO, Defendants-Appellees, and CHRISTY TIGILAU, Defendant-Appellant.

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT HONOLULU DIVISION (CIVIL NO. 1RC-18-1-8145)

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL (By: Ginoza, Chief Judge, Leonard and McCullen, JJ.) Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) On September 1, 2020, the court granted self- represented Defendant-Appellant Christy Tigilau's (Tigilau) motion for extension of time for the opening brief and extended the opening brief deadline to September 23, 2020; (2) Tigilau failed to file the opening brief or request another extension of time; (3) On December 3, 2021, the appellate clerk entered a default notice informing Tigilau that the time for filing the opening brief had expired, the matter would be called to the court's attention on December 13, 2021, for appropriate action, which could include dismissal of the appeal, under Hawai i Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 30, and Tigilau could request relief from default by motion; and NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

(4) Tigilau has not taken any further action in this appeal since filing the motion for extension of time on August 24, 2020. Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai i, April 20, 2022.

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza Chief Judge

/s/ Katherine G. Leonard Associate Judge

/s/ Sonja M.P. McCullen Associate Judge