Opinion
CAAP-22-0000586
05-18-2023
HAWAIIAN RANCHOS ROAD MAINTENANCE CORPORATION, Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant-Appellee, v. JERRY HALVORSEN; JUDITH BOND, Defendants/Counterclaimants-Appellees, and LARRY SHELTON; GEORGE CLINE; RAY RAQUINIO; JERRY FINE, Defendants/Counterclaimants-Appellants, and DOES 1-20, Defendants/Counterclaim Defendants
NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI'I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT (CIVIL NO. 3CC181000222)
Ginoza, Chief Judge, Wadsworth and Chan, JJ.
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS
Upon consideration of the Stipulation for Dismissal of Appeal With Prejudice as to Defendants[/Counterclaimants]-Appellants George Cline [(Cline)] and Ray Raquinio [(Raquinio)](stipulation), filed April 28, 2023, by Plaintiff[/Counterclaim Defendant]-Appellee Hawaiian Ranchos Road Maintenance Corporation (HRRMC), the papers in support, and the record, it appears that: (1) the appeal has been docketed and the filing fees have been paid; (2) HRRMC, Cline and Raquinio stipulate to dismiss the appeal with prejudice as to Cline and Raquinio only; (3) the stipulation states that Cline and Raquinio have paid HRRMC a certain sum for attorneys' fees and costs on appeal, and that the parties shall bear on their own any additional attorneys' fees and costs on appeal; (4) the stipulation is dated and signed by counsel for HRRMC, Cline and Raquinio, but not by any other parties or counsel who have appeared in the appeal; (5) the stipulation has been served on all parties who have appeared in the appeal; (6) no party filed an objection to the stipulation; and (7) because not all parties signed the stipulation, the court will construe it as a motion to dismiss the appeal as to Cline and Raquinio only, under Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 42(b), and grant the motion.
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion is granted. The appeal is dismissed with prejudice as to Cline and Raquinio. HRRMC, Cline, and Raquinio shall bear on their own any attorneys' fees and costs on appeal beyond those already paid to HRRMC by Cline and Raquinio as of April 28, 2023.