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NO. 26417
IN THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I
WILLIAM
RAYMOND FRANCIS, Plaintiff-Appellant
vs.
MARIA
LETICIA FRANCIS, Defendant-Appellee
APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT
(FC-D NO.
97-2387)
ORDER
DISMISSING APPEAL
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.)
Upon review of the
record, it appears that this court informed Appellant by letter dated
June 18, 2004 that the time for
filing the statement of jurisdiction expired on May 6, 2004 and the
time for filing the opening brief expired on June 5, 2004
and that, pursuant to Rule 30 of the Hawai`i Rules of Appellate
Procedure, the matter would be called to the attention of the
court for such action as the court deemed proper including dismissal of
the appeal. Appellant having failed to respond to
said letter or to otherwise oppose dismissal,
IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed.
DATED: Honolulu,
Hawai`i, July 26, 2004.