Rearden Family Trust v. Wisenbaker

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• concluding that circuit court abused its discretion by defaulting defendant for failing to attend a settlement conference, since \lesser sanction[s]\ would \better serve the interest of justice\
• concluding that circuit court abused its discretion by defaulting defendant for failing to attend a settlement conference, since “lesser sanction[s]” would “better serve the interest of justice”
• holding that “defaults and default judgments are not favored and [ ] any doubt should be resolved in favor of the party seeking relief, so that, in the interests of justice, there can be a full trial on the merits”
• holding that where default judgment was imposed as a sanction under RCCH 2 NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST’S HAWAIʿI REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER Rule 12.1 for settlement-conference-related conduct, Hawai‘i Rules of Civil Procedure (HRCP) Rule 55(c
• holding that “defaults and default judgments are not favored and [] any doubt should be resolved in favor of the party seeking relief, so that, in the interests of justice, there can be a full trial on the merits”
• holding that “defaults and default judgments are not favored and [] any doubt should be resolved in favor of the party seeking relief, so that, in the interests of justice, there can be a full trial on the merits”

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