Purugganan v. State

NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

Electronically Filed
Intermediate Court of Appeals
CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX
08-MAY-2020
10:20 AM

NO. CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

BRIAN NOBU PURUGGANAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v.
STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent-Appellee.

ORDER DISMISSING CASE NUMBER CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX FOR LACK OF
JURISDICTION AND DISMISSING ALL PENDING MOTIONS AS MOOT
(By: Ginoza, Chief Judge, Leonard and Wadsworth, JJ.)
Upon consideration of the non-conforming petition that
Petitioner Brian Nobu Purugganan (Purugganan) filed against
Respondent-Appellee State of Hawai#i (the State) on December 26,
2019, in case number CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX, it appears Purugganan is
attempting to invoke original jurisdiction in the Intermediate
Court of Appeals. Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes § 602-57
(2016), the Intermediate Court of Appeals does not have original
jurisdiction to address Purugganan's December 26, 2019 petition.
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX is
dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
IT IS FURTHER HEREBY ORDERED that all pending motions
in CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX are dismissed as moot.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, May 8, 2020.

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza
Chief Judge

/s/ Katherine G. Leonard
Associate Judge

/s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth
Associate Judge