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