NO. 24283

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

STEVEN S. O'CONNOR, Plaintiff-Appellant

vs.

NORBERT WONG, M.D.; MICHAEL MEAGHER, M.D.; RADIOLOGY
ASSOCIATES, INC., a Hawaii corporation; and EMERGENCY
GROUP, INC., a Hawaii corporation, Defendants-Appellees

and

THE QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER, a non-profit Hawaii
corporation; SUTTER HEALTH PACIFIC, a California Corporation
for Non-Profit; JOHN DOES 1-10; JANE DOES 1-10; DOE
PARTNERSHIPS 1-10; DOE CORPORATIONS 1-10;
ROE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 1-10; and ROE GOVERNMENTAL
ENTITIES 1-10, Defendants


APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT
(CIV. NO. 96-5171)


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

Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) judgment pursuant to HRCP 58 has not been entered in Civil No. 96-5171; and thus, (2) this appeal is premature and we lack jurisdiction. See Jenkins v. Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright, 76 Hawai`i 115, 869 P.2d 1334 (1994). Therefore,

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

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, August 27, 2001.