Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-14-0000427 24-DEC-2015 08:30 AM SCWC-14-0000427 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII ________________________________________________________________ STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

EUGENE PARIS, JR., also known as EUGENE J.E. RIVERA, JR., Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-14-0000427; CR. NO. 12-1-0191) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Eugene Paris, Jr., also known as Eugene J.E. Rivera, Jr.’s application for writ of certiorari filed on November 15, 2015, 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, December 24, 2015.

Marcus Landsberg, IV /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald for petitioner /s/ Paula A. Nakayama Brian R. Vincent for respondent /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack /s/ Michael D. Wilson