Haw. Sup. Ct. Order (HEFSR 6.2(b)(1) Stay)

Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCRU-12-0000409

26-NOV-2019

07:49 AM

SCRU-12-0000409

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

In the Matter of the

HAWAI#I ELECTRONIC FILING AND SERVICE RULES

ORDER STAYING THE ENFORCEMENT OF RULE 6.2(b)(1) OF THE HAWAI#I

ELECTRONIC FILING AND SERVICE RULES IN CIVIL LITIGATION IN

DISTRICT AND CIRCUIT COURTS OF ALL CIRCUITS

(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Having reviewed the request from the Honorable R. Mark

Browning, Chief Judge of the First Circuit, the Honorable

Jeannette H. Castagnetti, Civil Administrative Judge for the

Circuit Court of the First Circuit, and the Honorable Hilary B.

Gangnes, Lead Civil Judge for the District Court of the First

Circuit, to amend Rule 6.2 of the Hawai#i Electronic Filing and

Service Rules to address conventional service of electronic

documents upon parties not required to register with the

Judiciary Electronic Filing and Service System (JEFS) and who

have not consented to electronic service,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the provisions of Rule

6.2(b)(1) of the Hawai#i Electronic Filing and Service Rules are

suspended for cases in the civil calendar of the Circuit and

District Courts of all Circuits, until further order of this

court, pending consideration of amendments to this Rule. The

administrative judges overseeing these calendars may direct

service be accomplished in the manner in place prior to the

introduction of electronic filing in these calendars, or

otherwise as deemed appropriate, in their discretion.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, November 26, 2019.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson

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