Bank of America v. Braxton

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAAP-22-0000697 19-MAY-2023 08:44 AM Dkt. 11 ODSD NO. CAAP-22-0000697 IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF HAWAI I BANK OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DAVID K. BRAXTON, Defendant-Appellant APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND CIRCUIT WAILUKU DIVISION (CASE NO. 2DRC-22-0000043) (By: ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL Ginoza, Chief Judge, Nakasone and Chan, JJ.) Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) On November 16, 2022, self-represented DefendantAppellant David K. Braxton (Braxton) filed a Notice of Appeal and a request for the district court to waive the filing fee; (2) On November 18, 2022, the district court denied the request for a fee waiver; (3) The record on appeal was due on or before January 17, 2023, but was not filed because Braxton failed to pay the filing fee or obtain a fee waiver. Hawai i Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) Rules 3(a), 11(b)(2), 24; (4) On January 18, 2023, the appellate clerk entered a default of the record on appeal, informing Braxton that the time to docket the appeal had expired, Braxton had not paid the filing fee or obtained an order allowing Braxton to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis, the matter would be brought to the court's attention on January 30, 2023, for action that may include dismissal of the appeal, and Braxton could seek relief from default by motion; NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER (5) Braxton took no further action in this appeal; and (6) An appeal may be dismissed where the record on appeal has not been prepared because the appellant failed to pay the required fees or obtain an order allowing the appellant to proceed in forma pauperis. HRAP Rule 11(b)(2), (c)(2). Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai i, May 19, 2023. /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza Chief Judge /s/ Karen T. Nakasone Associate Judge /s/ Derrick H.M. Chan Associate Judge 2

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