12-03-2015, 03:53 AM
Does anyone have any experience with small claims court proceedings?
We thought that at the court hearing the Judge would make a ruling on the spot, but instead he has given the Plaintiff time to respond to the defendant's motion to dismiss the case for failure to state a claim and then given the defendant time to reply to the Plaintiff's response and scheduled a 2nd hearing shortly thereafter.
Is this the usual way small claims are handled in Hawai'i? Seems a lot of court time = taxpayers money for trivial claims.
We thought that at the court hearing the Judge would make a ruling on the spot, but instead he has given the Plaintiff time to respond to the defendant's motion to dismiss the case for failure to state a claim and then given the defendant time to reply to the Plaintiff's response and scheduled a 2nd hearing shortly thereafter.
Is this the usual way small claims are handled in Hawai'i? Seems a lot of court time = taxpayers money for trivial claims.
Lokahi