                                                         Electronically Filed
                                                         Supreme Court
                                                         SCWC-12-0001025
                                                         06-JAN-2016
                                                         08:24 AM
                          SCWC-12-0001025

          IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII
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         STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, 


                                  vs.


      MICHAEL A. BAYUDAN, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

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         CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
            (CAAP-12-0001025; CASE NO. 1DTA-11-04027)

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

          Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Michael A. Bayudan’s
application for writ of certiorari filed on November 26, 2015,
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, January 6, 2016.
Brian S. Kim                    /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
for petitioner
                                /s/ Paula A. Nakayama
Stephen K. Tsushima
for respondent                  /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

                                /s/ Richard W. Pollack

                                /s/ Michael D. Wilson
