Hawaii D.AG* Watch

I request a list of the case numbers with Plaintiff and Defendant names for all complaints filed in the State of Hawai‘i courts for the years 2017 through 2021 in which the Department of the Attorney General represented a State of Hawai‘i Employee in matters of assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, libel, slander, misrepresentation, deceit, or interference with contract rights regardless of disposition.  “Regardless of disposition” means all cases in which Attorneys General spent time working on a case whether it was settled out of court, dismissed with or without prejudice, settled in court, withdrawn, etc.

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D.AG Response on 21 Jan 2022:  Agency does not maintain the record. See picture above.

I request a list of the court case numbers for all complaints filed in the State of Hawai‘i courts for the years 2017 through 2021 in which the Department of the Attorney General represented one or more State of Hawai‘i Employee(s).

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D.AG Response on 28 Jan 2022:  Agency does not maintain the record. See picture above.

HRS §662-16(a) states, “(a) The attorney general may defend any civil action or proceeding brought in any court against any employee of the State for damage to property or for personal injury, including death, resulting from the act or omission of any state employee while acting within the scope of the employee's employment.” HRS §662-15(4) states, “This chapter shall not apply to: (4) Any claim arising out of assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, libel, slander, misrepresentation, deceit, or interference with contract rights.” 

I request copies of all policies, procedures, rules, guidelines, or whatever they may be called, that the Department of the Attorney General uses to determine whether or not an employee was acting within the scope of his/her employment, and how the Dept. of the AG determines whether or not to represent employees is actions arising any of the offenses listed in HRS §662-15(4). 

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See D.AG response 10 Feb 2022 in E&CC Representation Recommendation Memo Drafting Guidelines below.