1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. P.3d
  4. 265 P.3d
  5. 265 P.3d 1122 (2011)
 

IN RE BETTENCOURT

No. SCAP-30616.

265 P.3d 1122 (2011)

126 Haw. 26

In re Attorney's Fees of David BETTENCOURT, Petitioner/Court-Appointed Counsel-Appellant in State of Hawai`i, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. Joshua Gonda, Respondent/Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

October 19, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Glenn Bettencourt, Attorney at Law, Petitioner/Real Party in Interest-Appellant.

Russell Suzuki (Diane Erickson and Robyn B. Chun, Deputy Attorneys General, State of Hawai`i, with him on the briefs) for Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee State of Hawai`i.

RECKTENWALD, C.J., NAKAYAMA, ACOBA, DUFFY, and McKENNA, JJ.

Opinion of the Court by McKENNA, J.

I. Introduction

Petitioner/Court-Appointed Counsel-Appellant David Bettencourt ("Bettencourt") appeals from the order of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit's administrative judge summarily reducing excess court-appointed attorney's fees certified by the trial judge as necessary to provide fair compensation. We have accepted Bettencourt's appeal as a discretionary transfer under Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) §...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases