Title: Martinez v. Nihipali
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 24070
State: Hawaii
Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court
Date: August 7, 2001

NO. 24070 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI » I MARSHALL MARTINEZ, Plaintiff-Appellee and JOHN NIHIPALI, LIKI LIKI, JR., JACKSON RAYMOND, JAMES V. SOUZA, and ATNHONY BASQUE, Plaintiffs, vs. STEVEN W. POLLARD, BARRY J. COYNE, and STATE OF HAWAI » I, Defendants-Appellants APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT (CIV. NO. 99-3145) ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL (By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.) Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) the circuit court  s January 12, 2001 order dismissing Civil No. 99- 3145, the Honorable Eden Elizabeth Hifo, presiding, has not been reduced to a separate judgment, as required by HRCP 58; see Jenkins v. Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright, 76 Hawai » i 115, 869 P.2d 1334 (1994); Price v. Obayashi, 81 Hawai » i 171, 176, 914 P.2d 1364, 1371 (1996); and thus, (2) this appeal is premature and we lack jurisdiction. Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai » i, August 7, 2001.