Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-12-0000662 21-NOV-2012 08:51 AM

SCWC-12-0000662 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

LIVIA M. SCOTTO, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. STATE OF HAWAI#I, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, ET. AL., Respondents/Defendants-Appellees.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-12-0000662; CIV. NO. 11-1-002757) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ.)

Petitioner Livia M. Scotto's petition for writ of certiorari, filed on October 17, 2012, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, November 21, 2012.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack