Opinion
26168
June 30, 2004.
Appeal from the First Circuit Court (Civ. Nos. 03-1-0546 and 03-1-0552).
SANCTION ORDER
Upon examination of (1) Paul T. Tsukiyama's June 28, 2004 declaration in response to the June 17, 2004 order striking Respondents/Appellees/Appellants Frank Doyle, Timothy E. Steinberger, Cheryl Okuma-Sepe, and Jeremy Harris's March 1, 2004 opening brief, striking the case from the ready calendar, requiring rebriefing, and ordering Mr. Tsukiyama to show cause why the supreme court should not sanction Mr. Tsukiyama for his violations of Rules 28(b)(3) and 28(b)(4) of the Hawai`i Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP), (2) records showing that the supreme court gave Mr. Tsukiyama prior notice that he must comply with the Hawai`i Rules of Appellate Procedure on four previous occasions in supreme court case numbers 22320, 24106, 15442, and 26168, and (3) the record, it appears that Mr. Tsukiyama's failure to comply with HRAP Rule 28(b)(3) and HRAP Rule 28(b)(4) warrants a sanction pursuant to HRAP Rule 30. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Paul T. Tsukiyama (attorney number 3041) is sanctioned in the amount of $25.00. Mr. Tsukiyama shall write a check in the amount of $25.00 to the Hawai`i State Director of Finance, and he shall submit his check with an attached copy of this order to the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Hawai`i within ten (10) days after the date of this order. Mr. Tsukiyama shall also file a declaration attesting to said payment with the Supreme Court of Hawai`i within ten (10) days after the date of this order.
Failure to comply with this order will result in further sanctions.