Mola v. Smith

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Electronically Filed
Intermediate Court of Appeals
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX
07-AUG-2024
08:01 AM
Dkt. 9 ODSLJ
NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI I

VINCENZO MOLA, Petitioner-Appellee, v.
DENISE SMITH, aka DIXIE DENISE VILLA, Respondent-Appellee, and
INDIRA LOPEZ-RUIZ, Non-Party Appellant

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
HONOLULU DIVISION
(CIVIL NOS. 1DSS-XX-XXXXXXX and 1DSS-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION
(By: Leonard, Acting Chief Judge, Hiraoka and Guidry, JJ.)
Upon review of the record, it appears that self-

represented non-party Indira Lopez-Ruiz filed a notice of appeal

from the April 3, 2024 order denying a "Petition for Ex Parte

Temporary Restraining Order and for Injunction Against

Harassment" in 1DSS-XX-XXXXXXX, and the April 12, 2024 order

denying a "Petition for Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order and

for Injunction Against Harassment" in 1DSS-XX-XXXXXXX. Lopez-

Ruiz filed her notice of appeal on May 31, 2024, after the 30-day

deadline in Hawai i Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP)

Rule 4(a)(1). The record does not show that Lopez-Ruiz received

an extension of time to appeal under HRAP Rule 4(a)(4), or that

the deadline was tolled by a timely-filed post-judgment motion

under HRAP Rule 4(a)(3). Timely filing a notice of appeal is a
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jurisdictional requirement. Grattafiori v. State, 79 Hawai i 10,

13, 897 P.2d 937, 940 (1995).

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is

dismissed.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai i, August 7, 2024.

/s/ Katherine G. Leonard
Acting Chief Judge

/s/ Keith K. Hiraoka
Associate Judge

/s/ Kimberly T. Guidry
Associate Judge

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