Siangco v. Kasadate

NAKAYAMA, Justice.

Defendant-appellant Glenn Kasadate appeals from an order imposing sanctions, asserting that we have jurisdiction to review the order under the collateral order doctrine. Because we conclude that we do not, we dismiss this appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction.

I. BACKGROUND

On October 11, 1990, Kasadate’s Ford Bronco “rear-ended” plaintiff-appellee Sallie Siangco’s Mercury Topaz while she was stopped behind another automobile waiting to make a left-hand turn on Waikalua Road in Kaneohe on Oáhu. On August 23, 1991, Sallie and her husband, plaintiff-appellee Daniel Siangco,…