Morales v. Air Conditioning Specialist, Inc.

• Court: Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
• Decided: April 13, 2022
• Docket: CAAP-21-0000689
• Status: Published

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX 13-APR-2022 08:04 AM Dkt. 16 ODSD NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

ERIC MORALES, Claimant-Appellant-Appellant, v. AIR CONDITIONING SPECIALIST, INC., Employer-Appellee-Appellee, and CRUM & FORSTER, Insurance Carrier-Appellee-Appellee.

APPEAL FROM THE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS APPEALS BOARD (CASE NO. AB-2021-141; DCD NO. 9-18-00816)

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL (By: Ginoza, Chief Judge, Leonard and McCullen, JJ.) Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) The opening brief was due on or before March 7, 2022; (2) Self-represented Claimant-Appellant-Appellant Eric Morales (Morales) failed to file the opening brief or request an extension of time; (3) On March 10, 2022, the appellate clerk entered a default notice informing Morales that the time for filing the opening brief had expired, the matter would be called to the court's attention on March 21, 2022, for appropriate action, which could include dismissal of the appeal, under Hawai#i Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 30, and Morales could request relief from default by motion; and NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

(4) Since the default notice, Morales has not taken any further action in this appeal. Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, April 13, 2022.

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza Chief Judge

/s/ Katherine G. Leonard Associate Judge

/s/ Sonja M.P. McCullen Associate Judge