Title: Finance Factors, Limited v. Kozlik

State: hawaii

Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court

Document:

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 §§ 605-2 and 605-14; Oahu Plumbing and Sheet Metal, Ltd. v. Kona Construction, Inc., 60 Haw. 372, 376- 377, 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 2 represent other natural persons in their causes.”). Thus, the July 22, 2002 notice of appeal is invalid. Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, November 8, 2002.