Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-30005 02-SEP-2011 09:40 AM

NO. SCWC-30005

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

CLAYTON GOMES, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant

vs.

STATE OF HAWAI'I, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Respondent/Defendant-Appellee

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CIV. NO. 07-1-0223(3))

ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Acoba, J., for the court1 )

The Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on July 25, 2011 by Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant Clayton Gomes is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, September 2, 2011.

FOR THE COURT:

/s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.

Associate Justice

Anthony L. Ranken (Ranken & Drewyer), for petitioner/plaintiff­ appellant, on the application.

Considered by: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, Duffy, and McKenna, JJ.