Background
Defendant-Appellant Bernadine Sila appealed from proceedings in the Circuit Court of the Second Circuit, Case No. 2CC161000098. The supplied order does not describe the underlying claims or rulings.
After the appeal was docketed, Sila, acting without counsel, filed a stipulation to dismiss the appeal with prejudice. The stipulation provided that the parties would bear their own appellate costs and was signed by all appearing parties or their counsel.
The Court’s Holding
The Intermediate Court of Appeals approved the stipulation under Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 42(b) and dismissed the appeal with prejudice. Each party was ordered to bear its own costs on appeal.
The court also dismissed all pending motions. Because the appeal ended by stipulation, the order did not address the merits of the underlying case.
Key Takeaways
- The appeal was dismissed with prejudice pursuant to the parties’ stipulation.
- All appearing parties or their counsel had signed the stipulation.
- The parties must bear their own appellate costs, and all pending motions were dismissed.
Why It Matters
The order conclusively ends this appeal without an appellate ruling on the underlying dispute. Its effect is limited to approving the agreed dismissal, allocating appellate costs as stipulated, and terminating the pending motions.