Title: Kaina v. Gellman

State: hawaii

Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court

Document:

LAW LIBRARY

No. 27912

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAT'T

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GENEVIE MOMILANI KAINA, Plaintiff-Appellant ,,

 
 
    

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MARK, GELLMAN, 0.0. CHERYL VASCONCELLOS 8:

HANA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER; DOES 1-20; INCLU:
Defendant s-Appellees

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APPEAL FROM THE SECOND CIRCUIT COURT
(CIV. NO. 3-1-0259)

ORDER
Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.)

ey:

upon consideration of: (1) Defendants-Appellees’ motion
to dismiss the appeal of Plaintiff-Appellant Genevie Momilani
Kaina for lack of jurisdiction (2) the motion to expedite
decision on the motion to dismiss the appeal; (3) the notice of
withdrawal of the motion to expedite consideration of motion to
dismiss and the motion to dismiss; (4) the papers in support and
oppositions and (5) the records and files herein, it appears
that: (1) the right of appeal is purely statutory and exists
only when given by some Constitutional or statutory provision.
Chambers v. Leavy, 60 Haw. 52, $7, 587 P.2d 807, 610 (1978)
(citations omitted); (2) pursuant to HRS § 641-1(a), which
governs appeals in civil cases, appeals are allowed in civit
cases only from final judgments, orders, or decrees; (3) there is
no final judgnent, order, or decree in this cases (4) Appellant
is appealing fron an interlocutory order denying a motion to

consolidate; (5) the circuit court did not grant Appellant leave
to take an interlocutory appeal pursuant to HRS § 641-1(b)s (6)
the order denying the motion to consolidate does not finally
determine clains of right separable from and collateral to rights
asserted in the action, and is not independent of the cause
itself; thus, the collateral order doctrine allowing for an

immediate appeal is inapplicable. See Chuck v. St, Paul Fire &

Marine Ins., Co., 61 Haw. 552, 555, 606 P.2d 1320, 1323 (1980)
(citing Cohen v. Beneficial Loan Corp, 337 U.S. 541, 546 (1949))7

and (7) this appeal from an interlocutory order is premature, and
this court lacks jurisdiction. Therefore,

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

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, May 26, 2006.

William A. Bordner
and John Reyes-Burke

for defendant s-appellees
on the motions
R. Steven Geshell Btsepiormse~

Dennis L. Buckley

for plaintiff-appellant b Gano
tn obpeeition Dante Coney