MATTER OF ESTATE OF MARCOS

No. 20885.

963 P.2d 1124 (1998)

88 Hawai`i 148

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Ferdinand Edralin MARCOS, deceased.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

September 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur B. Reinwald of Reinwald, O'Connor & Playdon, Bruce L. Lamon, Raymond K. Okada and Judy Y. Lee of Goodsill, Anderson, Quinn & Stifel, and Bruce S. Ross (Pro Hac Vice) of Ross, Sacks & Glazer, on the briefs, for petitioner-appellant Irene L. Silverman.

Richard R. Clifton, Rhonda L.Griswold and Sarah O. Wang of Cades, Schutte, Fleming & Wright, on the briefs, for respondent-appellee Liwayway, Vinzons-Chato, Philippine Special Administratrix.

Sherry P. Broder and Jon M. Van Dyke, on the briefs, for respondents-appellees the Human Rights Plaintiffs.

Before MOON, C.J., and KLEIN, LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, JJ., and HUDDY, Circuit Judge, in place of RAMIL, J., Recused.


NAKAYAMA, Justice.

This case arises out of several attempts by petitioner-appellant Irene L. Silverman and the Golden Budha Corporation (GBC) to open probate proceedings for the Estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos (Marcos Estate) in Hawai`i following Marcos's death on September 29, 1989.

In 1995, GBC, as a creditor of the Marcos Estate, petitioned the circuit court for: (1) an adjudication of intestacy; (2) the opening of probate proceedings; and (3) the appointment...

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