Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-12-0000753 09-JUN-2016 01:59 PM SCWC-12-0000753

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

LEAH CASTRO, individually and as PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE of the ESTATE OF BRIANDALYNNE CASTRO, deceased minor, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

LEROY MELCOR, in his official capacity; WANNA BHALANG, in her official capacity; TOMI BRADLEY, in her official capacity; STATE OF HAWAI'I; and HAWAI'I DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Petitioners/Defendants-Appellants,

and

AMY YASUNAGA, in her official capacity; ROBERTA MARKS, in her official capacity; KENNETH ZIENKIEWICZ, M.D., in his official capacity; and KEITH WAKABAYASHI, in his official capacity, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-12-0000753; CIV. NO. 08-1-0901)

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

Petitioners/Defendants-Appellants’ Application for Writ

of Certiorari filed on April 29, 2016, 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, June 9, 2016.

Caron M. Inagaki, /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald Marie Manuele Gavigan and Henry S. Kim /s/ Paula A. Nakayama for petitioners /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna Sue V. Hansen Charles W. Crumpton /s/ Richard W. Pollack for respondent Leah Castro /s/ Michael D. Wilson