Opinion
NO. CAAP-17-0000411
04-05-2018
EDWARD A. TAGUCHI, JR., Claimant-Appellant, v. SWINERTON BUILDERS NORTHWEST, INC., Employer-Appellee, and ZURICH NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Insurance Carrier-Appellee, and GALLAGHER BASSETT SERVICES, INC., Insurance Adjuster-Appellee.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI'I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER APPEAL FROM THE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS APPEALS BOARD
(CASE NO. AB 2014-256 (DCD No. 2-06-03153)) ORDER GRANTING THE MARCH 27, 2018 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE FEBRUARY 23, 2018 ORDER GRANTING THE FEBRUARY 1, 2018 MOTION TO DISMISS THE APPEAL
(By: Leonard, Presiding Judge, Reifurth and Ginoza, JJ.)
Upon consideration of the Letter of Reconsideration, filed March 27, 2018, by Claimant-Appellant Edward A. Taguchi, Jr., pro se, which the court construes as a motion for reconsideration of the February 23, 2018 order granting the February 1, 2018 motion to dismiss the appeal, the papers in support, and the record,
On April 2, 2018, Employer-Appellee Swinerton Builders Northwest, Inc., Insurance Carrier-Appellee Zurich North American Company, and Insurance Adjuster-Appellee Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. filed an opposition to the motion for reconsideration, which the court did not consider because it is unauthorized. See Hawai'i Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) Rule 40(c). --------
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion for reconsideration is granted, and the appeal is reinstated. See HRAP Rules 2, 26(b), 40. The deadlines to file the statement of jurisdiction and opening brief are extended to April 16, 2018, and May 7, 2018, respectively. Any further default of the statement of jurisdiction or opening brief may result in sanctions authorized by HRAP Rules 12.1(e) and 30, including, without limitation, monetary sanctions, the appeal being dismissed, or both.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, April 5, 2018.
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Presiding Judge
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Associate Judge
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Associate Judge