NO. 24030

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII



WILLIAM EK, aka Eugene William Ek,
aka Eugene Ek, aka Bill Ek, Plaintiff

vs.

STEVEN EUGENE BOGGS,
Defendant/Crossclaimant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant

and

SANDY BOGGS, aka Sandy Burgard, aka Sandy Byrnes,
aka Sandy Diane Boggs, aka Sandy Ek,
aka Frances Byrnes, aka Julie Kahn, aka Juliette Kahn,
Defendant/Crossclaim Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee

and

DOE DEFENDANTS 1-100, Defendants



APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT
(CIV. NO. 98-2468)

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


Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) the October 16, 2000 judgment, which purports to be the final judgment on the counterclaims and cross-claims filed in Civil No. 98-2468, does not identify the claims for which the judgment is entered; see Jenkins v. Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright, 76 Hawaii 115, 119, 869 P.2d 1334, 1338-39 (1994) (In a multiple claim or multiple party circuit court case, a judgment that purports to be the final judgment must identify the claims for which the judgment is entered.); and thus, (2) this appeal is premature and we lack jurisdiction. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal and cross-appeal are dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, May 1, 2001.