Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCWC-14-0000897

23-FEB-2016

02:26 PM

SCWC-14-0000897

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

RONDA L. RAMOS,

Respondent/Petitioner-Appellant,

vs.

THE ESTATE OF PETER JOSEPH ELSENBACH, ELSENBACH

CHILDREN’S TRUST, and CHRISTOPHER ELSENBACH,

Petitioners/Respondents-Appellees.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(CAAP-14-0000897; P. NO. 13-1-0182)

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

Petitioners/Respondents-Appellees The Estate of Peter Joseph Elsenbach, Elsenbach Children’s Trust, and Christopher Elsenbach’s application for writ of certiorari filed on January 11, 2016, is hereby accepted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no oral argument will be held, subject to further order of this court. 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 23, 2016. Kenn N. Kojima and Edward J. Bybee

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald for petitioners

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama Ronda L. Ramos respondent pro se

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson

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