Title: Arnold v. Greenwald
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 23656
State: Hawaii
Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court
Date: November 14, 2000

NO. 23656 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I MICHAEL ARNOLD, Plaintiff-Appellant vs. JERRY A. GREENWALD, Ph.D.; MARGARET G. SMITH, Ph.D., LSW, Defendants-Appellees and DOE DEFENDANTS 1-25, Defendants APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT (CIV. NO. 00-1-1348) ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL (By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.) Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) final judgment has not been entered on the July 14, 2000 and August 1, 2000 orders dismissing the claims against Defendants Smith and Greenwald, as required by HRCP 58; (2) the judgment entered on October 16, 2000 is a judgment only on the claims against Defendant Smith; (3) the October 16, 2000 judgment is certified under HRCP 54(b), but certification under HRCP 54(b) is inappropriate inasmuch as all claims in Civil No. 00-1-1348 have been resolved; and, thus, (4) the appeal of the July 14, 2000 and August 1, 2000 orders is premature. See Jenkins v. Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright, 76 Hawai#i 115, 869 P.2d 1334 (1994). Therefore, 2 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, November 14, 2000.