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NO. 27718



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I




JULIE A. TEST and DONALD YAMASHITA, THROUGH THEIR MANAGING AGENT,
LIN POLING, Plaintiffs-Appellees


vs.


WILLIAM G. LEONARD and HARUMI Y. LEONARD, Defendants-Appellants



APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
(CIV. CASE NO. 1RC05-1-6266)




ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
By: Nakayama, J., for the court (1))

Upon review of the record, it appears that this court informed Appellants by letter dated April 28, 2006, that the time for filing the statement of jurisdiction expired on March 24, 2006, and the time for filling the opening brief expired on April 23, 2006, 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. Appellants having failed to file the statement of jurisdiction and the opening brief,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, June 15, 2006.



1.     Considered by: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.