Grandinetti v. Sumera-Lee

NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

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

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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.
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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

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