NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX 08-MAY-2020 10:20 AM NO. CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

BRIAN NOBU PURUGGANAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent-Appellee.

ORDER DISMISSING CASE NUMBER CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION AND DISMISSING ALL PENDING MOTIONS AS MOOT (By: Ginoza, Chief Judge, Leonard and Wadsworth, JJ.)

Upon consideration of the non-conforming petition that Petitioner Brian Nobu Purugganan (Purugganan) filed against Respondent-Appellee State of Hawai#i (the State) on December 26, 2019, in case number CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX, it appears Purugganan is attempting to invoke original jurisdiction in the Intermediate Court of Appeals. Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes § 602-57 (2016), the Intermediate Court of Appeals does not have original jurisdiction to address Purugganan's December 26, 2019 petition.

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

IT IS FURTHER HEREBY ORDERED that all pending motions in CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX are dismissed as moot.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, May 8, 2020.

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza Chief Judge /s/ Katherine G. Leonard Associate Judge /s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth Associate Judge