Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 15-NOV-2023 12:38 PM Dkt. 12 ODAC

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII ________________________________________________________________

SAMUEL B. SNIFFIN and SETH E. CONKLIN, Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellants,

vs.

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Respondent/Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee,

and

MATTHEW MAZZOCCA, Respondent/Third-Party Defendant-Appellee. (CIV. NO. 1CC131002943) ------------------------------------------------------------

SAMUEL B. SNIFFIN and SETH E. CONKLIN, Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellants,

vs.

MATTHEW MAZZOCCA, Respondent/Defendant-Appellee. (CIV. NO. 1CC141001193) ________________________________________________________________

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna and Eddins, JJ., and Circuit Judges DeWeese and Drewyer, assigned by reason of vacancies)

Petitioners Samuel B. Sniffin and Seth E. Conklin’s

Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on October 2, 2023, is

hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, November 15, 2023.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Wendy M. DeWeese

/s/ Michelle L. Drewyer

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