Kokubu v. Telford

Kokubu v. Telford · Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · October 3, 2025 · No. CAAP-23-0000557

Summary

This Intermediate Court of Appeals order approves a stipulation for dismissal with prejudice filed by several defendants-appellees in an ongoing civil appeal. The court notes that the appeal has been docketed, all parties' counsel signed the stipulation, and dismissal is authorized under Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 42(b). Consequently, the court orders the appeal dismissed with prejudice and directs each party to bear its own attorneys' fees and costs.

Court
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
Writing for the Court
Karen T. Nakasone; Clyde J. Wadsworth; Kimberly T. Guidry
Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Decision date
October 3, 2025
Docket number
CAAP-23-0000557
Procedural posture
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Civil No. 3CCV-XX-XXXXXXX)
Precedential value
published
Parties
Crystal A. Ledbetter; Angel Macanas, Jr.; Edna K. Macanas v. Devin A. Kokubu; Randell K. Neizman
Disposition
dismissed

Topics

appellate procedurefinal judgment rule

Practice areas

appellate procedure

Holdings

  1. The appeal is dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 42(b).

Key quotations

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Stipulation for Dismissal is approved and the appeal is dismissed with prejudice. (at 1)

Factual background

The plaintiffs‑appellants appealed a civil judgment, but the parties subsequently entered into a stipulation to dismiss the appeal with prejudice and filed it with the court.

Procedural history

The appeal was taken from the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and the parties filed a stipulation for dismissal with prejudice.

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