West Physicians Associates, LLC v. Quiane

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Electronically Filed
Intermediate Court of Appeals
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX
25-MAR-2026
08:39 AM
Dkt. 10 OGMD

NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

WEST PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATES, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellee, v.
AGRIFINA QUIANE a/k/a AGRIFINA CORPUZ QUIANE, MD,
Defendant-Appellant

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
EWA DIVISION
(CASE NO. 1DRC-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL
(By: Nakasone, Chief Judge, Hiraoka and Wadsworth, JJ.)

Upon consideration of the Motion to Dismiss Defendant-
Appellant's Interlocutory Appeal Filed on February 27, 2026 [ICA
dkt. 1], filed by Plaintiff-Appellee West Physicians Associates,
LLC (WPA) on March 2, 2026, the papers in support, and the
record, and noting no opposition, it appears that Defendant-
Appellant Agrifina Quiane a/k/a Agrifina Corpuz Quiane, MD,
representing herself, appeals from the February 17, 2026 Order
Granting in Part and Denying in Part Plaintiff's Motion for
Contempt Sanctions Filed December 17, 2025 [Dkt. 172] entered by
the District Court of the First Circuit, #Ewa Division. WPA
seeks dismissal of the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
The district court has not entered an appealable order.
The Order is not an appealable collateral order because it does
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not require Quiane to pay a specific amount by a specific day.
Siangco v. Kasadate, 77 Hawai#i 157, 161-62, 883 P.2d 78, 82
(1994). The Order is not appealable under the Forgay doctrine,
and the district court did not grant leave for an interlocutory
appeal. See Greer v. Baker, 137 Hawai#i 249, 253, 369 P.3d 832,
836 (2016) (setting forth requirements for appealability under
Forgay doctrine); HRS § 641-1(b) (governing interlocutory
appeals).
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to
Dismiss is granted, and this appeal is dismissed.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all pending motions are
dismissed.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, March 25, 2026.

/s/ Karen T. Nakasone
Chief Judge

/s/ Keith K. Hiraoka
Associate Judge

/s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth
Associate Judge

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