Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCWC-15-0000569

16-FEB-2017

02:06 PM

SCWC-15-0000569

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

ALBERT BATALONA,

Petitioner and Respondent/Petitioner-Appellant,

vs.

STATE OF HAWAI'I,

Respondent and Petitioner/Respondent-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(CAAP-15-0000569; S.P.P. NO. 10-1-0096; CR. NO. 99-1549)

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

Respondent and Petitioner/Respondent-Appellee State of Hawaii’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on January 4, 2017, 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 16, 2017.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson