In re: G.B. and K.M.

Electronically Filed
Intermediate Court of Appeals
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX
22-MAY-2025
08:36 AM
NO. CAAP-24-0000564Dkt. 91 ORD

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

IN THE INTEREST OF G.B. and K.M.

APPEAL FROM THE FAMILY COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
(FC-S NO. 22-00063)

ORDER
(By: McCullen, J.)

Upon consideration of the Request for Temporary Remand,
which the court construes as a motion, filed May 15, 2025, by the
Honorable Dyan M. Medeiros, Senior Judge of the First Circuit
Family Court,1 the papers in support, and the record, IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. The motion is dismissed without prejudice because
a family court judge is not authorized to file motions on behalf
of parties to an appeal. See Revised Code of Judicial Conduct
Rules 1.2, 3.10.
2. The appellate clerk shall serve a copy of this
order upon the clerk of the Family Court of the First Circuit,
for Senior Family Court Judge Medeiros.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, May 22, 2025.

/s/ Sonja M.P. McCullen
Associate Judge

1
Senior Family Court Judge Medeiros asks the court to temporarily
remand the case to the family court to appoint substitute counsel for Mother-
Appellant C.P., because Mother's court-appointed counsel is incapacitated and
substitute counsel could advise Mother regarding an application for writ of
certiorari with the Hawai#i Supreme Court. Although titled a "request," the
document constitutes a motion because it is an "application for an order or
other relief." Hawai#i Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 27(a).