Attorney's Fees of Mohr v. Powers

Opinion of the Court by

MOON, C.J.

On December 6,1999, Reinhard Mohr petitioned this court for a writ of certiorari to review the Intermediate Court of Appeals’ (ICA) order, filed November 23, 1999, summarily approving in part and denying in part Mohr’s request for attorney’s fees, pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 802-5 (1993).1 Therein, the ICA denied Mohr’s request for $1,412.00, granting instead the lesser amount of $292.00. In his petition, Mohr asserts that the partial denial of his fees was “arbitrary” and “not fail’.” For the reasons stated below, we reverse the ICA’s November…