Opinion
CAAP-22-0000436
05-25-2023
DOUGLAS HIRANO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KATE McCLORY; SAND ISLAND TREATMENT CENTER; AT&T WIRELESS; RANDY COOK; HOLIDAY INN HOTEL; WHITE SANDS HOTEL; SAND VILLA HOTEL; COCONUT WAIKIKI HOTEL; OHANA MALIA HOTEL, Defendants-Appellees, and JOHN DOES 1-200; JANE ROES 1-100, Defendants-Appellees
NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI'I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT (CIVIL NO. 1CCV-21-0001124)
Ginoza, Chief Judge, Nakasone and Chan, JJ.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL FOR LACK OF APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Upon review of the record, it appears that self-represented Plaintiff-Appellant Douglas Hirano appeals from the Circuit Court of the First Circuit's (circuit court) May 18, 2022 "Order Granting Defendant AT&T Mobility LLC's (erroneously identified as AT&T Wireless) Motion for Summary Judgment as to all Claims" (5/18/22 Order).
The court lacks jurisdiction over the appeal because the circuit court has not entered a final, appealable order or judgment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 641-1(a) (2016); Hawai'i Rules of Civil Procedure Rules 54(b), 58; Jenkins v. Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright, 76 Hawai'i 115, 119, 869 P.2d 1334, 1338 (1994). Further, the 5/18/22 Order is not independently appealable under the collateral-order doctrine, the Forgay doctrine, or HRS § 641-1(b). See Greer v. Baker, 137 Hawai'i 249, 253, 369 P.3d 832, 836 (2016) (setting forth the requirements for appealability under the collateral-order doctrine and the Forgay doctrine); HRS § 641-1(b) (specifying requirements for leave to file interlocutory appeal).
Forgay v. Conrad, 47 U.S. 201 (1848).
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.