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Wong v. Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawai‘i.
May 23, 2014
329 P.3d 352 (Haw. Ct. App. 2014)

Opinion

No. CAAP–13–0000703.

2014-05-23

Gene WONG, Plaintiff/Appellant/Cross–Appellee, v. HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC., Defendant/Appellee/Cross–Appellant.


In this case, however, Hawaiian Airlines (Hawaiian) filed its motion for costs under HRCP Rule 54(d)(1) before the circuit court entered its Final Judgment on June 7, 2013. Because Hawaiian's motion for costs was filed pre-judgment rather than post-judgment, an argument can be made that it was “timely” under HRAP Rule 4(a)(3). More importantly, the Final Judgment itself entered judgment awarding costs to Hawaiian. Therefore, under the facts of this case, the premature, pre-judgment filing of the notice of appeal by Gene Wong did not divest the circuit court of jurisdiction to decide Hawaiian's motion for costs.


Summaries of

Wong v. Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawai‘i.
May 23, 2014
329 P.3d 352 (Haw. Ct. App. 2014)
Case details for

Wong v. Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:Gene WONG, Plaintiff/Appellant/Cross–Appellee, v. HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC.…

Court:Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawai‘i.

Date published: May 23, 2014

Citations

329 P.3d 352 (Haw. Ct. App. 2014)
133 Hawaii 447