Title: Wailehua v. Corrections Corporation of America
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 24427
State: Hawaii
Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court
Date: December 12, 2001

NO. 24427 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I LLEWELLYN K. WAILEHUA, JR., Plaintiff-Appellant and LOUIE SAYA, SONELAU LUPESOLIAI, BYRON SUMIMOTO and ROBERT MARTIN, Plaintiffs vs. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA; TOM MARTIN, Warden, Diamondback Correctional Facility (DCF); MR. YATES, Grievance Officer, DCF; MR. DELGADO, Unit Team Manger, DCF; LES HARMON, Assistant Warden, DCF; and JOHN BRUSH, Operations Manager, DCF, Defendants APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT (CIV. NO. 99-1683) 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 May 5, 2000 order dismissing Civil No. 99-1683, the Honorable Gail C. Nakatani, 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, December 12, 2001.