Fletcher v. Hawaii Paroling Authority

Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · May 16, 2025 · No. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

Summary

This Intermediate Court of Appeals order dismisses Jason Fletcher's appeal against the Hawaii Paroling Authority and several individual defendants. The dismissal follows Fletcher's failure to file a required statement of jurisdiction and opening brief within the prescribed deadlines, as well as his failure to respond to a clerk's default notice or request an extension. Consequently, the court ordered the appeal dismissed along with all pending motions.

Court
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
Writing for the Court
Leonard; Hiraoka; McCullen
Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Decision date
May 16, 2025
Docket number
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX
Procedural posture
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the First Circuit
Precedential value
published
Parties
Jason Fletcher v. Hawaii Paroling Authority; Mr. Edmund "Fred" Hyun; Clayton H.W. Hee; Milton H. Kotsuko; Kevin S. Rego; Carol K. Matayoshi; Corey Reincke; Max Otani; Other Unknown Pub Safety RICO Violators (et al.)
Disposition
dismissed

Topics

appellate procedure

Practice areas

appellate procedure

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the appeal should be dismissed for the appellant's failure to file the required statement of jurisdiction and opening brief within the prescribed time.

Holdings

  1. The appeal is dismissed because the appellant failed to file the required statement of jurisdiction and opening brief and did not request an extension, pursuant to Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure Rules 12.1(e) and 30.

Key quotations

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all pending motions are dismissed.

Factual background

Jason Fletcher filed a notice of appeal on January 10, 2025 and was required to file a statement of jurisdiction by March 17, 2025 and an opening brief by April 15, 2025. He failed to file either document or seek an extension, and did not act after the clerk entered a default notice on April 24, 2025.

Procedural history

The appellant filed a notice of appeal on January 10, 2025 but failed to file the required statement of jurisdiction or opening brief, nor request an extension. The appellate clerk entered a default notice and the court dismissed the appeal.

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