Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 28-JUN-2022 03:00 PM SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX Dkt. 14 OGAC IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I

FREDERICK NITTA, M.D., Respondent/Appellant-Appellant, vs. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Petitioner/Appellee-Appellee, and CATHY BETTS, DIRECTOR, Respondent/Appellee-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CIVIL NO. 3CC16-1-0000297) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ., and Circuit Judge Kawamura, in place of Nakayama, J., recused) Petitioner/Appellee-Appellee Department of Human Services, State of Hawai‘i’s Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on May 23, 2022 is hereby accepted and will be scheduled for oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, June 28, 2022.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Michael D. Wilson /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Shirley M. Kawamura