Once again we round-up the stats for the Hawaii appellate courts for the previous month.
In the month of October 2012, 98 opinions and orders were issued by the courts, up from 68 in September. 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 |
3 |
1 |
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Memorandum Opinions |
8 |
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Summary Disposition Orders |
28 |
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Orders Granting Reconsideration |
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Orders Denying Reconsideration |
1 + 1 dismissed |
4 |
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Dismissal Orders – Lack of Jurisdiction |
8 |
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Dismissal Orders – HRAP 30 |
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Dismissal Orders - Other |
1 |
7 |
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Misc. Orders |
8 |
1 |
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Writs of Cert Accepted |
7 |
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Writs of Cert Rejected |
8 + 1 dismissed |
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Mandamus Grants |
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Mandamus Denials |
12 |
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FOF/COL/Judgment |
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HAWSCT judges issuing separate opinions this month:
Chief Justice Recktenwald issued a dissenting opinion from an order rejecting cert in Williams v. Henderson here.
There were not separate opinions issued this month by ICA judges.
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A few observations about this month’s stats:
(1) The HAWSCT surpassed the ICA in the number of published opinions;
(2) The total number of cert applications disposed of also saw an increase over previous months;
(3) Even more difficult than getting cert granted by the HAWSCT appears to continue to be obtaining mandamus relief. The court continues to deny many writs of mandamus, but rarely grants them;
(4) TIME TO DISPOSITION:
For ICA opinions, we track the time from the date the merit panel is assigned. For HAWSCT opinions, we track the time from the date a cert application (or application to transfer or other direct appeal) is filed. The time to disposition for transfer application to the HAWSCT is generally longer than for cert applications because the parties must brief the case (if the briefing has not already been submitted to the ICA prior to transfer). For a more detailed explanation on time to disposition visit our post on the topic here. Amended published opinions issued this month are not included in the stats.
HAWSCT Opinions
Del Monte Fresh Produce (Hawaii) Inc. v.
Int’l Longshore & Warehouse Union, Local 142, AFL, CIO
Cert Application = 03/14/12
Disposition = 10/22/2012
Total time = 7 months
State v. Diaz
Cert Application = 06/29/12
Disposition = 10/18/2012
Total time = 4 months
State v. Rodrigues
Cert Application = 05/29/12
Disposition = 10/12/2012
Total time = 4 months
ICA Opinions
Bombardier Transportation (Holdings) USA Inc. v. Director, Department of Budget & Fiscal Services, City and County of Honolulu
Notice of Appeal = 10/13/2011
Merit Panel = 06/15/2012
Disposition = 10/17/2012
Total time = 4 months
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