Case Title: Sasaki v. Morisako

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Docket Number: 

State: hawaii

Court: Hawaii Supreme Court

Date: 2005-08-31T00:00:00Z

Document:
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No. 27210
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

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ERNEST J. SASAKI and KATHERINE K. SASAKI, Plaintiffs-Appellees,

 

vs. 3

GEORGIALYNN MORTSAKO and KEVIN SANTANA, JR., 5
Defendant s-Appellants, 3

and =

STERLING OGATA, Defendant. s

 

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT
(ctv. NO, 3RC04=1"0308)
(ey: Makayanns Je for the court!)

Upon review of the statenents supporting and contesting
jurisdiction and the record, ‘t appears that entry of the
Septenber 2, 2004 judgment for danages against defendants
Morisako and Santana did not finally end the Litigation in civil
No. 38¢04-1-0304 inasmuch the plaintiffs! claims against
defendant ogata have not been resolved. The September 2, 2004
Judgnent was not certified as a final Judgnent pursuant to OCRCP
S4(b). Thus, the appeal of the September 2, 2004 judgment 19
premature and we Lack jurisdiction. fae HRS $ 641-1(a)1
Casumpang v, ILWU, Local 142, 91 Hawai'i 425, 427, 984 P.2d 1251,
1253 (1999) (a district court judgment or order ie final and

appealable under HRS § 641-1(a) if it ends the litigation by

 

‘considered by: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy,
a3.

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fully deciding the rights and liabilities of all parties and
leaves nothing further to be adjudicated.); Ciesla v. Reddish,
78 Hawai'i 18, 889 P.2d 702 (1995) (a district court summary
possession case is appealable within thirty days after entry of a
judgment for possession and/or after entry of an order finally
determining all claims). Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed for

lack of appellate jurisdiction.

 

DATE!

 

Honolulu, Hawai'i, August 31, 2005.

FOR THE COUR
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