Martell v. Employee Retirement System

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 05-FEB-2026 09:21 AM Dkt. 18 OGAC

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

LINDA S. MARTELL, Petitioner/Plaintiff/Appellant-Appellee, vs. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, STATE OF HAWAIʻI and BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondents/Defendants/Appellees-Appellants.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX AND CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Eddins, Acting C.J., Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., Circuit Judge DeWeese, in place of McKenna, J., recused, and Circuit Judge Copeland, assigned by reason of vacancy) Petitioner/Plaintiff/Appellant-Appellee Linda S. Martell’s application for writ of certiorari filed on December 8, 2025, is 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 Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure, move for retention of oral argument.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, February 5, 2026.

/s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Wendy M. DeWeese /s/ Rebecca A. Copeland