Echineque v. State of Hawaiʻi

Summary

The Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals dismissed Arwin R. Echineque’s filing for lack of appellate jurisdiction. The court held that it lacked original jurisdiction over any proposed civil claim and that the filing could not be construed as an appeal from a specific order or judgment in the identified underlying civil or criminal cases.

Holdings

1. The Intermediate Court of Appeals lacks original jurisdiction to hear a civil claim initiated in that court.
2. A filing that does not identify or appeal from a particular order or judgment cannot be construed, even liberally, as an appeal from the underlying cases.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Intermediate Court of Appeals had original jurisdiction to hear Echineque's newly asserted civil claim for damages.
2. Whether Echineque's filing could be construed as an appeal from a particular order or judgment in either of the identified underlying cases.

Disposition

dismissed