Tagupa v. VIPDESK.

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that prior to a statutory award of attorneys' fees for a frivolous claim, the court must make a specific finding that all or a portion of the claims made by a party are frivolous
• “A frivolous claim is a ‘claim so manifestly and palpably without merit, so as to indicate bad faith on the [pleader’s] part such that argument to the court was not required.’” (alteration in original) (quoting Coll v. McCarthy, 72 Haw. 20, 29—30, 804 P.2d 881, 887 (1991)

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Cited by

20 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Erum v. Llego.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2020-06-18· cited 122×
• Gerald Carroll v. E One Inc
  Third Circuit· 2018-06-20· cited 34×
• Public Access Trails Hawai'i v. Haleakala Ranch Company
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2023-03-15· cited 16×
• Tagupa v. VIPdesk, Inc.
  D. Hawaii· 2015-08-28· cited 10×
• Viscito v. Christianson
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 2016-06-30· cited 8×
• Yoneji v. Yoneji
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2016-03-04· cited 7×
• Board of Land and Natural Resources v. Crabtree. Petition for Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition, filed 08/09/2023. S.Ct. Order Denying Petition, filed 08/24/2023 [ada].
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2024-04-18· cited 2×
• Surfrider Foundation v. Kyo-Ya Hotels & Resoirts, LP
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2015-11-02
• Morris v. Seidl
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2020-06-29
• Yoneji v. Yoneji
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2021-08-31
• Harlacher v. Lautenbach
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2018-11-09
• Smith v. Lenhart
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2023-05-26
• WC v. TC
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2023-06-21
• Roland S. Guieb v. Robert S. Guieb
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2024-08-07
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  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2024-09-19
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  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2025-01-10
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  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2025-06-19
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  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2025-09-18
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  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2024-06-28
• Curtis v. Hawaiian Mission Academy
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2025-12-19

Cites

38 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Ann J. Malone v. United States Postal Service, an Agency of the United States
  Ninth Circuit· 1987-11-23· cited 4,024×
• Reta L. McCants as Administratrix of the Estate of Johnny L. McCants Deceased v. Ford Motor Company, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1986-02-03· cited 222×
• Kawamata Farms, Inc. v. United Agri Products
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1997-12-11· cited 195×
• Bennie M. Callip v. Harris County Child Welfare Department, George Ford
  Fifth Circuit· 1985-03-27· cited 176×
• Nannette B. Davis v. Usx Corporation
  Fourth Circuit· 1987-06-03· cited 161×
• American Cyanamid Company v. Robert A. McGhee
  Fifth Circuit· 1963-05-08· cited 158×
• Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. Miller
  Supreme Court· 1998-05-26· cited 143×
• Beth B. Pontenberg v. Boston Scientific
  Eleventh Circuit· 2001-05-30· cited 137×
• Mother and Father v. James Cassidy
  Seventh Circuit· 2003-07-30· cited 102×
• Gaf Corporation v. Transamerica Insurance Company. Gaf Corporation v. Transamerica Insurance Company
  D.C. Circuit· 1981-09-03· cited 82×
• Antowyn Cauley v. John Wilson
  Seventh Circuit· 1985-02-13· cited 82×
• Enoka v. AIG Hawaii Ins. Co., Inc.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2006-02-28· cited 78×
• Nelson v. University of Hawai'i
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2001-12-11· cited 54×
• Sami Rebekah Lau, on Behalf of Herself and All Other Similarly Situated v. Glendora Unified School District
  Ninth Circuit· 1986-06-24· cited 53×
• Canalez v. Bob's Appliance Service Center, Inc.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1999-02-22· cited 52×
• Coll v. McCarthy
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1991-02-07· cited 52×
• New York, C. & St. L. R. Co. v. Vardaman
  Eighth Circuit· 1950-05-29· cited 48×
• Mindy Taragan v. Eli Lilly and Company, Inc.
  D.C. Circuit· 1988-02-12· cited 48×
• Robert H. Gravatt v. Columbia University
  Second Circuit· 1988-04-22· cited 45×
• David Jay Sterling v. United States
  Eighth Circuit· 1993-02-03· cited 43×

Other cases named Tagupa v. VIPDESK.

4 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Tagupa v. VIPDesk
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2014-08-12
• Tagupa v. Vipdesk
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2014-09-04
• Tagupa v. VIPDESK
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2014-12-11
• Tagupa v. VIPDesk
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2014-08-12