Pacific Hawaii Food Service LLC v. Yang

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 25-MAR-2026 01:25 PM Dkt. 23 ODSAC

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I

PACIFIC HAWAII FOOD SERVICE LLC, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

JIN QUAN YANG, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 2CCV-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER DISMISSING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Remigio, assigned by reason of vacancy)

It appearing that the judgment on appeal in the above-

referenced matter has not been filed by the Intermediate Court of

Appeals at the time the application for writ of certiorari was

filed, see Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes § 602-59(a) (2017); see also

Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) Rule 36(b)(1) (2016),

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner/Defendant-

Appellant Jin Quan Yang’s application for writ of certiorari,

filed March 23, 2026, is dismissed without prejudice to re-filing

the application pursuant to HRAP Rule Rule 40.1(a) (2023) (requiring in pertinent part that the application for writ of

certiorari “be filed within 30 days after the filing of the

intermediate court of appeals’ judgment on appeal or dismissal

order”).

Counsel is reminded that strict compliance with the

procedural requirements governing certiorari review is not

optional, and the court expects familiarity with these rules as a

basic condition of practice before this court.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, March 25, 2026.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens

/s/ Catherine H. Remigio