Once again we round-up the stats for the Hawaii appellate courts for the previous month.
In the month of July 2011, 65 opinions and orders were issued by the courts. The following is a break-down of how the numbers fell:
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Hawaii Supreme Court |
Intermediate Court of Appeals |
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Opinions |
2 |
2 |
|
Memorandum Opinions |
|
3 |
|
Summary Disposition Orders |
|
11 |
|
Orders Granting Reconsideration |
|
|
|
Orders Denying Reconsideration |
|
2 |
|
Dismissal Orders – Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction |
|
2 |
|
Dismissal Orders – HRAP 30 |
|
10 |
|
Dismissal Orders - Other |
|
6 |
|
Misc. Orders |
2 |
9 |
|
Writs of Cert Accepted |
2 |
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Writs of Cert Rejected |
14 |
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Mandamus Grants |
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Mandamus Denials |
|
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FOF/COL/Judgment |
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HAWSCT judges issuing separate opinions this month:
Justice Nakayama (joined by Judge Trader) dissented in Chang v. Buffington, here, which we blogged about here.
ICA judges issued several separate opinions this month:
CJ Nakamura filed 1 dissenting opinion here in Cabral v. State, which we blogged about here.
Judge Ginoza issued 1 concurring opinion from an SDO in a criminal case State v. Bullard involving an OVUII conviction here (something she also did several times last month)
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As a reminder, there were 85 opinions and orders issued in June – so July shows a decrease in the appellate courts’ activity.
A few observations about this month’s stats:
(1) The Hawaii Supreme Court saw an increase in parties filing cert petitions – more than we’ve seen in a single month since we started tracking stats – at 14. However, the court only granted cert in 2 of the cases;
(2) For the third month in a row, the ICA has issued a large number of dismissals for failure to comply with HRAP 30 (failure to file a statement of the jurisdiction and/or opening brief);
(3) Of the 27 ICA miscellaneous orders, 18 were dismissal orders.
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