Hester v. Horowitz

NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAII REPORTS OR THE PACIFIC REPORTER

Electronically Filed
Intermediate Court of Appeals
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX
17-JUL-2024
08:16 AM
Dkt. 288 OGMD

NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

JASON HESTER, an individual, Plaintiff-Counterclaim
Defendant-Appellee, v. LEONARD G. HOROWITZ, an
Individual, Defendant-Counterclaimant-Appellant,
and SHERRI KANE, an individual, Defendant-
Counterclaimant-Appellee, and MEDICAL VERITAS
INTERNATIONAL, INC., a California nonprofit
corporation; THE ROYAL BLOODLINE OF DAVID, a
Washington Corporation Sole, Defendants-Appellees,
and HERBERT M. RITKE; RON RITKE; THE OFFICE OF
OVERSEER, A CORPORATE SOLE AND HIS SUCCESSORS,
OVER/FOR THE POPULAR ASSEMBLY OF REVITALIZE, AS
GOSPEL OF BELIEVERS; THE ECLECTIC CENTER OF
UNIVERSAL FLOWING LIGHT-PAULO ROBERTO SILVA E
SOUZA, a.k.a. AYAHUASCA CHURCH and SKY OF HAWAI#I
or CEU' DO HAWAI#I; PHILLIP CAREY; FRIENDS OF THE
AMAZON FOREST; HEALTH FOR WEALTH; THE HEALTH
CONNECTION, INC., Counterclaim Defendants-
Appellees, and JOHN DOES 1-10; JANE DOES 1-10; DOE
PARTNERSHIPS 1-10; DOE CORPORATIONS 1-10; DOE
ENTITIES 1-10 and DOE GOVERNMENTAL UNITS 1-10,
Defendants

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT
(CIVIL NO. 3CC141000304)

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
(By: Leonard, Acting C.J., and Wadsworth and Nakasone, JJ.)

Upon consideration of the position statement regarding
status of appeal filed on June 15, 2024, by Defendant-
Counterclaimant-Appellant Leonard G. Horowitz (Horowitz) and
Defendant-Appellee Royal Bloodline of David (RBD), which we
NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAII REPORTS OR THE PACIFIC REPORTER

construe as a motion to dismiss the appeal pursuant to Hawai#i
Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) Rule 42(b), and the record,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion is granted and the
appeal is dismissed under Hawai#i Rules of Appellate Procedure
Rule 42(b).

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, July 17, 2024.

/s/ Katherine G. Leonard
Acting Chief Judge

/s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth
Associate Judge

/s/ Karen T. Nakasone
Associate Judge

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