NO. 23564



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII



LEONARDO VELASCO, Plaintiff-Appellant


vs.



SHERYLL PAGLINAWAN and THELMA

TUITELELEAPAGA, Defendants-Appellees



and



JOHN DOES 1-10, JANE DOES 1-10,

and DOE ENTITIES 1-10, Defendants



APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT

(CIV. NO. 98-2860)



ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama,

Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.)



Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) the June 6, 2000 order dismissing the plaintiff's claims against the defendants has not been reduced to a separate judgment, as required by Rule 58 of the Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure; and thus, (2) this appeal is premature and we lack jurisdiction. See Jenkins v. Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright, 76 Hawaii 115, 869 P.2d 1334 (1994). Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, October 26, 2000.