IN RE: THE ADOPTION OF A FEMALE CHILD AND A MALE CHILD (2017)

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawai‘i.

IN RE: THE ADOPTION OF A FEMALE CHILD AND A MALE CHILD

NO. CAAP-16-0000817

Decided: May 02, 2017

(By: Leonard, Presiding Judge, and Reifurth and Ginoza, JJ.)

ORDER DISMISSING THE APPEAL

Upon review of the record, it appears that:

(1) On November 17, 2016, Respondent-Appellant RS (Appellant) filed a notice of appeal;

(2) The opening brief was due on a clerk's extension on or before March 29, 2017;

(3) Appellant did not file the opening brief, or request another extension of time;

(4) On April 12, 2017, the appellate clerk notified Appellant that the time for filing the opening brief had expired, pursuant to Hawai‘i Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 30, the matter would be called to the court's attention on April 24, 2017, for appropriate action, which could include dismissal, and any request for relief from default should be made by motion; and

(5) Thereafter, Appellant did not file the opening brief, or otherwise respond to the default notice.

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed.

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