M.S. v. L.S.

Summary

The Hawai‘i Supreme Court accepted L.S.’s application for a writ of certiorari from an Intermediate Court of Appeals decision and ordered that no oral argument would be heard unless a party moved for its retention under Hawai‘i Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 34(c). Justice Ginoza dissented, concluding that the application was untimely under Hawai‘i Revised Statutes § 602-59(c) and Hawai‘i Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 40.1(a).

Questions Presented

1. Whether L.S.'s application for a writ of certiorari should be accepted.
2. Whether the application was timely under Hawai‘i Revised Statutes § 602-59(c) and Hawai‘i Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 40.1(a).

Disposition

cert_granted