                                                         Electronically Filed
                                                         Supreme Court
                                                         SCWC-15-0000131
                                                         01-NOV-2016
                                                         02:35 PM
                          SCWC-15-0000131

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

                                 vs.

     THEODORICO ERUM, JR., Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.
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         CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
           (CAAP-15-0000131; CASE NO. 5DCC-14-0000212)

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

     Petitioner/Claimant-Appellant Theodorico Erum, Jr.’s
application for writ of certiorari filed on September 22, 2016
is hereby accepted.   Pursuant to the court’s reserved
discretion, 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, November 1, 2016.

                                /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

                                /s/ Paula A. Nakayama

                                /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

                                /s/ Richard W. Pollack

                                /s/ Michael D. Wilson
