U.S. Bank National Association v. Bram

Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals

U.S. Bank National Association v. Bram

CourtHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals

DecidedJune 25, 2025

DocketCAAP-25-0000132

StatusPublished

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Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX 25-JUN-2025 09:27 AM Dkt. 15 ODSD NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI I

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016 CTT, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ALAN BROOKS BRAM, Defendant-Appellant, and CIT BANK, Defendant-Appellee, and JOHN DOES 1-20, JANE DOES 1-20, DOE CORPORATIONS 1-20, DOE ENTITIES 1-20, and DOE GOVERNMENTAL UNITS 1-20, Defendants.

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT (CIVIL NO. 3CC19100153K)

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL (By: Leonard, Acting Chief Judge, Hiraoka, and Wadsworth, JJ.)

Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) On March 6, 2025, self-represented Defendant- Appellant Alan Brooks Bram (Bram) filed a notice of appeal. (2) The record on appeal was due on or before May 5, 2025, see Hawai i Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) Rule 11(b)(1), but was not filed because Bram failed to pay the filing fees or obtain a fee waiver. (3) On May 8, 2025, the appellate clerk entered a default of the record on appeal, informing Bram that the time to docket the record on appeal had expired, Bram had not paid the filing fees, the record on appeal cannot be prepared and filed without full payment of all fees or an order allowing Bram to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis, the matter would be brought to the court's attention on May 19, 2025 for action that may NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

include dismissal of the appeal, and Bram could seek relief from default by motion. (4) Bram has not taken any further action in this appeal. An appeal may be dismissed where the record on appeal has not been prepared because the appellant failed to pay the required fees or obtain an order allowing the appellant to proceed in forma pauperis. HRAP Rule 11(b)(2), (c)(2). Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai i, June 25, 2025.

/s/ Katherine G. Leonard Acting Chief Judge

/s/ Keith K. Hiraoka Associate Judge

/s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth Associate Judge

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX 25-JUN-2025 09:27 AM Dkt. 15 ODSD NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI I

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016 CTT, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ALAN BROOKS BRAM, Defendant-Appellant, and CIT BANK, Defendant-Appellee, and JOHN DOES 1-20, JANE DOES 1-20, DOE CORPORATIONS 1-20, DOE ENTITIES 1-20, and DOE GOVERNMENTAL UNITS 1-20, Defendants.

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT (CIVIL NO. 3CC19100153K)

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL (By: Leonard, Acting Chief Judge, Hiraoka, and Wadsworth, JJ.)

Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) On March 6, 2025, self-represented Defendant- Appellant Alan Brooks Bram (Bram) filed a notice of appeal. (2) The record on appeal was due on or before May 5, 2025, see Hawai i Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) Rule 11(b)(1), but was not filed because Bram failed to pay the filing fees or obtain a fee waiver. (3) On May 8, 2025, the appellate clerk entered a default of the record on appeal, informing Bram that the time to docket the record on appeal had expired, Bram had not paid the filing fees, the record on appeal cannot be prepared and filed without full payment of all fees or an order allowing Bram to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis, the matter would be brought to the court's attention on May 19, 2025 for action that may NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

include dismissal of the appeal, and Bram could seek relief from default by motion. (4) Bram has not taken any further action in this appeal. An appeal may be dismissed where the record on appeal has not been prepared because the appellant failed to pay the required fees or obtain an order allowing the appellant to proceed in forma pauperis. HRAP Rule 11(b)(2), (c)(2). Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai i, June 25, 2025.

/s/ Katherine G. Leonard Acting Chief Judge

/s/ Keith K. Hiraoka Associate Judge

/s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth Associate Judge

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