Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-16-0000103 13-SEP-2016 08:38 AM

SCWC-16-0000103 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

WILLIAM MIDDLETON, Petitioner/Appellant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF HAWAI#I, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent/Appellee-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-16-0000103; CIV. NO. 14-1-0437) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

The application for writ of certiorari, filed on August 8, 2016, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, September 13, 2016.

William Middleton /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald petitioner pro se /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack /s/ Michael D. Wilson