Case Title: Estate of Francisco Sison vs. Estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos

Citation: 

Docket Number: 

State: hawaii

Court: Hawaii Supreme Court

Date: 2008-10-15T00:00:00Z

Document:
No, 29372

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAT'T

 

ESTATE OF FRANCISCO SISON, JOSE MARIA SISON, and

 

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ESTATE OF FERDINAND E. MARCOS, Defendant-AppSHlge.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING sgis >

ORDER ON CERTIFIED OUESTION z

(By: Moon, C.J., Nakayama, and Duffy, JJ.,
Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Leonard, in place
of Levinson, J., recused, and Intermediate Court
of Appeals Judge Fujise, in place of Acoba, J., recused)

 

 

Upon consideration of the order of the United states
District Court for the District of Hawai'i requesting the Suprene
Court of the State of Hawai'i to answer the certified question,
it appears that the question is amenable to answer by this court
pursuant to Hawai'i Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) Rule 13.
‘Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, without conclusively determining
whether this court will answer the question, that:

1. Pursuant to HRAP Rule 28(e), plaintiffs Estate of
Francisco Sison, Jose Maria Sison, and Jaime Piopongco are
designated the appellants for purposes of this proceeding and
shall pay the required filing fee for an original proceeding in
this court.

2. Defendant Estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos is

designated the appellee for this proceeding.

 

Pursuant to HRAP Rule 13(c), Plaintiffs-Appellants

shall make all necessary arrangements with the clerk of the

 

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United States District Court for the District of Hawai'i to
transmit the original or certified copies of the pending federal
court case to this court. It shall be the responsibility of
Plaintiffs-Appellants to ensure that the record is received in
this court within thirty days from the date of this order.

4. After the record is filed in the supreme court,
Plaintiffs-Appellants shall file an opening brief within the tine
provided by HRAP Rule 28(b). The opening brief shall conform to
the format and content requirements of HRAP Rule 28, insofar as
applicable. A statement of jurisdiction pursuant to HRAP Rule
12.1 is not necessary.

5. Thereafter, Defendant-Appellee shall file an
answering brief within the time provided by HRAP Rule 28(c). The

answering brief shall conform to the format and content

 

quirements of HRAP Rule 28, insofar as applicable.
6. Plaintiffs-Appellants may file a reply brief in
accordance with HRAP Rule 28(4).

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, October 15, 2008,

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