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NO. 23779 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

CHUCK JONES AND MACLAREN, a Hawai#i partnership, Plaintiff-Appellee vs. DEANNA WILLIAMS, Individually and as Guardian of Shelley A. Williams, a minor; SHELLEY A. WILLIAMS, Defendants-Appellants

APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT (CIV. NO. 98-5365) ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL (By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.) Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) the September 15, 2000 judgment purports to be the final judgment in Civil No. 98-5365, but the judgment does not show finality as to all claims against all the parties inasmuch as it enters judgment only against defendant Deanna Williams, individually and as guardian of Shelley A. Williams, but does not enter judgment against defendant Shelley A. Williams, as required by HRCP 58; see Jenkins v. Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright, 76 Hawai#i 115, 119-20, 869 P.2d 1334, 1339-39 (1994) (In a multiple party circuit court case, a judgment that purports to be the final judgment must, on its face, show finality as to all claims against all the parties.); and, thus, (2) this appeal is premature and we lack jurisdiction. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, February 16, 2001.

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