NO. 25820
IN THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I
KRIS TAYLOR,
Plaintiff-Appellee
vs.
AMERASIAN
LAND COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellant
APPEAL FROM THE THIRD CIRCUIT COURT
(CIV. NO.
02-1-0099K)
ORDER
GRANTING PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE KRIS TAYLOR'S
MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL WITH
PREJUDICE
(By: Moon,
C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.)
Upon consideration of Plaintiff-Appellee Kris Taylor's motion to
dismiss the appeal of Defendant-Appellant Amerasian
Land Company, Inc. and for fees and costs, the papers in support, and
the records and files herein, it appears that: (1) on
May 7, 2004, this court issued an order striking Appellant's opening
brief for noncompliance with the appellate rules; (2)
this court ordered Appellant to file an amended opening brief by May
27, 2004; and (3) Appellant did not file an amended
opening brief as required. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED that the motion to dismiss the appeal is granted, and this
appeal is dismissed.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the request for fees and costs is denied.
DATED: Honolulu,
Hawai`i, June 21, 2004.
Neil F. Hulbert and
Troy T. Fukuhara
for plaintiff-appellee
on the motion