Title: Athens v. Athens

State: hawaii

Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court

Document:

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No. 26795

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'E>

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OLIVIA DUNN ATHENS, Plaintiff-Appellee

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JOHN STEPHEN ATHENS, II, Defendant-Appellant

 

APPEAL FROM THE FAMILY COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
(EC-D NO. 02-1-0407)

ORDER DISMISSING REPEAL
‘Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.)

(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama,
upon review of the record, it appears that the family
court’s June 30, 2004 and August 11, 2004 orders did not end the
proceedings on the April 1, 2004 motion for post-decree relief
inasmuch as the June 30, 2004 order directed plaintiff’s counsel
to submit an affidavit of attorney's fees and costs “for the
[family] court's review and approval” and the family court has
not yet approved the anount of attorney's fees and costs.
Absent approval of the amount of attorney's fees and costs, the

appeal of the June 30, 2004 and August 11, 2004 orders is

premature. See Eamilian Northwest Inc, v. Central Pacific Boiler

& Piping, Ltd., 68 Haw. 368, 714 P.2d $36 (1986) (a post-judgment
order is an appealable final order under HRS $ 641-1(a) if it

finally ends the post-judgment proceedings, leaving nothing

further to be determined). Therefore,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed for
lack of appellate jurisdiction.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, May 9, 2005.