Title: Bradford-Foley v. Foley

State: hawaii

Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court

Document:

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no. 27039

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘T

STEPHANIE J. BRADFORD-FOLEY, nka STEPHANIE J. DIGGS,
Plaintiff-Appellant

 

JAMES MICHAEL FOLEY, Defendant~Appellee

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APPEAL FROM THE FAMILY COURT OF THE FIRST COURT =
(FC-D NO. 97-2496) -
(ey: Moon, C.J. Levinson Nakayama, ACoba, and Duffy, JJ.)
Upon review of the record, it appears that the
Novenber 3, 2004 order denying the October 15, 2004 motion for
post-decree relief and avarding attorney's fees and costs was an
appealable final order under HRS §§ 571-54 and 641-1(a). The
tine for appealing the order was extended by the Novenber 12,
2004 motion for reconsideration, which extended the time for
appea} until entry of the Novenber 23, 2006 order denying the
notion for reconsideration. See HRAP 4(a) (3). The January 3,
2008 notice of appeal was filed nore than thisty days after entry
of the Novenber 23, 2004 order and is an untinely appeal of the
Novenber 3, 200¢ order and the Novenber 23, 2004 order. See HRAP
41a) (3). the failure of an appellant to file 9 timely notice of
appeal in a civil matter is a jurisdictional defect that can
neither be waived by the parties nor disregarded by the appellate

court in the exercise of judicial discretion. Bacon v. Karlin,
 

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68 Haw, 648, 650, 727 P.2d 1127, 1128 (1986). Thus, we lack
jurisdiction over this appeal. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed for
lack of appellate jurisdiction.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, April 20, 2005.

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