Arwin R. Echineque v. State of Hawaiʻi

Summary

The Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaiʻi dismissed Arwin R. Echineque's appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction. The court concluded that it lacked original jurisdiction over any newly asserted civil claim and that the filings could not be construed as an appeal from an identifiable order or judgment in the underlying civil or criminal cases.

Holdings

1. The Intermediate Court of Appeals lacks original jurisdiction to hear a newly initiated civil claim for damages.
2. The complaints did not constitute a valid appeal because none identified or could be liberally construed as appealing from a particular order or judgment entered in either underlying case.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Intermediate Court of Appeals had original jurisdiction to hear Echineque's proposed civil damages claim.
2. Whether Echineque's complaints could be construed as a valid appeal from a particular order or judgment in the identified civil or criminal cases.

Disposition

dismissed