Grandinetti v. Sumera-Lee

• Court: Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
• Decided: January 23, 2026
• Docket: CAAP-25-0000555
• Status: Published

Opinion

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Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX 23-JAN-2026 07:53 AM Dkt. 27 ODSLJ NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

FRANCIS GRANDINETTI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KEALAKAI SUMERA-LEE aka "KAI LEE" newer property manager; MICHAEL BEAZLEY, property owner; In Rem: 332 KAUILA STREET, APT. 1 HILO HAWAII 96720; ALL OTHERS; EQUITY EMPLOYEES; COUNTY OF HAWAII OHCD and ERAP EMPLOYEES, SHERIFFS AND POLICE, COUNTY OF HAWAII; Defendants-Appellees

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT (CASE NO. 3CCV-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL FOR LACK OF APPELLATE JURISDICTION (By: Leonard, Presiding Judge, McCullen and Guidry, JJ.)

Upon review of the record, it appears that self- represented Petitioner-Appellant Francis Grandinetti filed a notice of appeal from Judiciary Information Management System case no. 3CCV-XX-XXXXXXX. Grandinetti identifies no final judgment or order from which he seeks to appeal.1 See Hawai#i Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 3(c)(2) ("The notice of appeal shall designate the judgment, order, or part thereof and the court or agency appealed from[.]"). We take judicial notice of the record in case no. 3CCV-XX-XXXXXXX under Rule 201, Hawai#i Rules of Evidence, Chapter 626, Hawai#i Revised Statutes, and

1 On January 13, 2026, the court ordered Grandinetti to show cause why the appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, by no later than January 20, 2026. Grandinetti failed to file a response. NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

conclude that no appealable judgment or order was entered or announced at the time Grandinetti appealed. Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all pending motions are dismissed. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, January 23, 2026.

/s/ Katherine G. Leonard Presiding Judge

/s/ Sonja M.P. McCullen Associate Judge

/s/ Kimberly T. Guidry Associate Judge