Finance Factors, Limited v. Kozlik

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NO. 25229 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I FINANCE FACTORS, LIMITED, Plaintiff-Appellee vs. OLIVER VLADIMIR KOZLIK, Defendant-Appellant and ASSOCIATION OF APARTMENT OWNERS OF FOUR PADDLE, BY ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, JOHN DOES 1-50, JANE DOES 1-50, DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-50, DOE CORPORATIONS 1-50, DOE ENTITIES 1-50 AND DOE GOVERNMENTAL UNITS 1-50, Defendants APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT (CIV. NO. 01-1-2106) ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL (By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.) Upon review of the record, it appears that the July 22, 2002 notice of appeal was prepared, signed and filed by Dr. David Ben-Chayil KCR on behalf of appellant Oliver Vladimir Kozlik. Ben-Chayil is not an attorney licensed to practice law in Hawai#i and he cannot represent Kozlik before the supreme court. See Hawai#i Revised Statutes ยงยง 605-2 and 605-14; Oahu Plumbing and Sheet Metal, Ltd. v. Kona Construction, Inc., 60 Haw. 372, 376377, 590 P.2d 570, 574 (1979)( natural persons . . . are permitted . . . to appear pro se[;] nevertheless, . . . such natural persons are not permitted to act as attorneys and represent other natural persons in their causes. ). July 22, 2002 notice of appeal is invalid. Thus, the Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, November 8, 2002. 2

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