NO. 23741



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII



EDWARD JOSEPH CHING, Plaintiff-Appellant


vs.



JERRY BRENNAN, PH.D., INC., JERRY BRENNAN, PH.D.,

and KEVIN CONNORS, Defendants-Appellees



and



TANYA L. CASSONI, Intervenor-Appellee



APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT

(CIV. NO. 00-1-1632)



ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.)





Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) the August 15, 2000 order denying the motion for an injunction, which dismisses Civil No. 00-1-1632, has not been reduced to a separate judgment, as required by HRCP 58; 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, January 3, 2001.