Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 18-SEP-2019 11:58 AM

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

MELCHOR A. PONCE, Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant, vs. ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COURTS, STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent/Respondent-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1DAA-16-00005) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant Melchor A. Ponce’s application for writ of certiorari filed on July 24, 2019, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, September 18, 2019.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack /s/ Michael D. Wilson