Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCWC-13-0000129

11-FEB-2016

02:17 PM

SCWC-13-0000129

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

LEIMOMI LESLIE FRESCH, Individually and as Next Friend for Howard K. Leslie, Jr., Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee,

and

HOWARD K. LESLIE, SR., Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee,

and

HOWARD K. LESLIE, JR., Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant,

vs.

JEFFREY K. KANUI, as Personal Representative

of the Estate of Jamie K. Tavares, Deceased,

Respondent/Defendant-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(CAAP-13-0000129; CIV. NO. 97-0448)

ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.,

and Circuit Judge Chan, in place of McKenna, J., recused)

Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee Howard K. Leslie, Sr.’s application for writ of certiorari filed on December 31, 2015, is hereby accepted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no oral argument will be heard in this case. Any party may, within ten days and pursuant to Rule 34(c) of the Hawai#i Rules of Appellate Procedure, move for retention of oral argument.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, February 11, 2016. Paul R. Grable /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald for petitioner

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson

/s/ Derrick H.M. Chan

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