NO. 22835



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII





WESLEY H.P. CHEUNG,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

ARLENE D. GABALIS, aka ARLENE CHEUNG,

Defendant-Appellant.

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FC-D NO. 97-2576

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

Upon review of the record, it appears that on March 16, 2000, this court ordered Appellant Arlene D. Gabalis to file the statement of jurisdiction and the opening brief within 30 days from the date of the order in the above-entitled matter, and that failure to comply with the order will result in the dismissal of the appeal. Appellant has not filed the statement of jurisdiction and the opening brief; therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, June 8, 2000.



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RONALD T.Y. MOON, Chief Justice

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STEVEN H. LEVINSON, Associate Justice

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PAULA A. NAKAYAMA, Associate Justice

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MARIO R. RAMIL, Associate Justice

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SIMEON R. ACOBA, JR., Associate Justice