Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCWC-13-0000137

07-JUL-2014

08:36 AM

SCWC-13-0000137

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I _________________________________________________________________

THOMAS NISHIMURA, COLETTE NISHIMURA, individually

and on Behalf of a Class of All Persons

Similarly Situated, Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellees,

vs.

GENTRY HOMES, LTD.,

a Hawai'i Domestic Profit Corporation,

Respondent/Defendant-Appellant

and

SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO., INC., a Delaware Corporation; SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY, INC., a California Corporation;

JOHN and JANE DOES 1-100, DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-100; DOE CORPORATIONS 1-100; DOE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES 1-100; and

DOE ASSOCIATIONS 1-100, Defendants. _______________________________________________________________

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(CAAP-13-0000137; CIV. NO. 11-1-1522-07)

ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellees Thomas Nishimura, Colette Nishimura, individually and on Behalf of a Class of All Persons Similarly Situated’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on May 27, 2014, is hereby accepted and will be scheduled for oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, July 7, 2014. Melvin Y. Agena /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald for petitioners

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama Sarah M. Love for respondent /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson

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