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) §...

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