West Physicians Associates, LLC v. Agrifina Quiane a/k/a Agrifina Corpuz Quiane, MD

Summary

The Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaiʻi granted the appellee's motion to dismiss an interlocutory appeal arising from an order granting in part and denying in part a motion for contempt sanctions. The court concluded that the district court's order was not appealable as a collateral order or under the Forgay doctrine, and that the district court had not granted leave for an interlocutory appeal.

Holdings

1. The order was not an appealable collateral order because it did not require Quiane to pay a specific amount by a specific day.
2. The order was not appealable under the Forgay doctrine.
3. The appeal could not proceed as an interlocutory appeal because the district court did not grant leave for an interlocutory appeal.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court's order granting in part and denying in part a motion for contempt sanctions was an appealable collateral order.
2. Whether the order was appealable under the Forgay doctrine.
3. Whether the appeal could proceed as an interlocutory appeal under HRS § 641-1(b) without leave from the district court.

Disposition

dismissed