IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FILED IN THE
FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF HAWAII
Oct 23, 2025
Lucy H. Carrillo, Clerk of Court
IN RE: CENTRAL VIOLATION
BUREAU (CVB) DOCKETS
DURING LAPSE IN ORDER
APPROPRIATIONS
ORDER SUSPENDING CVB HEARINGS FOR NOVEMBER 2025
Upon consideration of the continuing lapse in appropriations, and consistent with the
Court’s obligations under the Antideficiency Act and related judiciary guidance to limit
operations to excepted activities necessary to carry out the Court’s constitutional and
statutory functions and to protect the safety of persons and property, the Court finds that
CVB proceedings—largely involving petty offenses and minor infractions—may be
temporarily deferred without impairing essential judicial operations.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED:
1. Suspension. All CVB hearings scheduled in November 2025—on O‘ahu and the
neighbor islands—are CANCELLED. The affected hearings are:
November 4, 2025
November 18, 2025
November 19, 2025
November 21, 2025 (Kauaʻi)
2. Continuances and Notice.
a. Each affected matter is continued to a date in December 2025 (or the earliest
available date after appropriations resume) to be set by the Court.
b. The Clerk shall provide written notice of the new dates to defendants, counsel
of record, issuing agencies, and the Central Violations Bureau, and shall update
the Court' s public calendar and website.
3. Deadlines and Warrants. No failure to appear att1ibutable to this administrative
suspension shall be treated as willful non-appearance. Any outstanding payment or
compliance deadlines tied to a November 2025 hearing date are extended to the
rescheduled hearing date unless othe1wise ordered .
4. Public Safety/ Essential Matters. This Order does not restrict the Court's
authority to address any urgent or safety-related CVB matter on an individual
basis where necessa1y to protect human life or property, or as othe1wise required
by law.
5. Authority. This Order is issued pursuant to the Court's inherent authority to
manage its docket, Fed. R. Crim. P. 57(b) and 58, and applicable appropriations
law during a funding lapse.
6. Effective Date. This Order is effective immediately and remains in effect through
November 30, 2025, unless modified or vacated.
IT IS SO ORDERED .
DATED: October 23, 2025 at Honolulu, Hawaii.
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