Castro v. Melchor

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: June 9, 2016
• Docket: SCWC-12-0000753
• Status: Published

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-12-0000753 09-JUN-2016 01:59 PM SCWC-12-0000753

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

LEAH CASTRO, individually and as PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

of the ESTATE OF BRIANDALYNNE CASTRO, deceased minor,

Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

LEROY MELCOR, in his official capacity; WANNA BHALANG,

in her official capacity; TOMI BRADLEY, in her official capacity;

STATE OF HAWAI'I; and HAWAI'I DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY,

Petitioners/Defendants-Appellants,

and

AMY YASUNAGA, in her official capacity; ROBERTA MARKS, in her

official capacity; KENNETH ZIENKIEWICZ, M.D., in his official

capacity; and KEITH WAKABAYASHI, in his official capacity,

Respondents/Defendants-Appellees.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(CAAP-12-0000753; CIV. NO. 08-1-0901)

ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioners/Defendants-Appellants’ Application for Writ

of Certiorari filed on April 29, 2016, is hereby accepted and

will be scheduled for oral argument. The parties will be

notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, June 9, 2016.

Caron M. Inagaki, /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

Marie Manuele Gavigan

and Henry S. Kim /s/ Paula A. Nakayama

for petitioners

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

Sue V. Hansen

Charles W. Crumpton /s/ Richard W. Pollack

for respondent Leah Castro

/s/ Michael D. Wilson