In Re: Thomas Yard

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: August 15, 2024
• Docket: SCAD-23-0000285
• Status: Published

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX 15-AUG-2024 07:55 AM SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX Dkt. 47 ORD

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

IN RE: THOMAS D. YANO (Deceased) Bar No. 3780

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (ODC No. 23-0099)

ORDER (By: Ginoza, J.)

Upon consideration of the motion to seal, filed on

August 2, 2024, and the record,

It is hereby ordered:

1. The motion to seal is granted. It is noted that

Dockets 11, 21, and 23 were previously sealed by the clerk as

reflected in the court’s order issued on July 18, 2024.

2. Further review of the record reveals that docket

9 contains client identity and claim information that should

have been kept confidential pursuant to Rule 2.20(f) of the

Rules of the Supreme Court of Hawaiʻi and Rule 1.6 of the Hawaiʻi

Rules of Professional Conduct. Docket 9 has also been sealed by

the clerk. Any member of the public may file a motion objecting

to the sealing. 3. Within fourteen days of the date of this order,

Trustee Bentley C. Adams, III, shall file a redacted version of

docket 9 that preserves the confidentiality of client

information, including client identity and claims.

4. For purposes of future submissions, Trustee Adams

may protect confidential information by using initials to

identify clients and their related claims, without having to

file under seal, so long as there is no reasonable likelihood

that the identity of the client can be ascertained.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, August 15, 2024.

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

Associate Justice