Ito v. ADM Investor Services, Inc.

Opinion

Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCWC-11-0000391

20-AUG-2015

11:25 AM

SCWC-11-0000391

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

GORDON I. ITO, Insurance Commissioner of the State of Hawai'i, in his capacity as Liquidator of Investors Equity Life Insurance Company of Hawai'i, Ltd., on behalf of the company and its respective policyholders, claimants and creditors; and INVESTORS EQUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAWAI'I, LTD., Respondents/Plaintiffs-Nominal Appellees,

vs.

KENNETH K.S. FONG, GARY L. VOSE and INVESTORS SERVICE EQUITY LIFE HOLDING COMPANY, Respondents/Defendants-Nominal Appellees,

and

ADM INVESTOR SERVICES, INC., Petitioner/Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant,

vs.

GORDON I. ITO, Insurance Commissioner of the State of Hawai'i, and THE STATE OF HAWAI'I, Respondents/Plaintiffs/Third-Party Defendants-Appellees.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(CAAP-11-0000391; CIV. NO. 95-2513)

ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

(By: Nakayama, Acting C.J., McKenna, and Wilson, JJ., Circuit Judge Nacino, in place of Recktenwald, C.J., recused, and Circuit Judge Trader, in place of Pollack, J., recused)

Petitioner ADM Investor Services, Inc.’s Application

for Writ of Certiorari, filed on July 14, 2015, is hereby

rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, August 20, 2015.

Blake W. Bushnell, /s/ Paula A. Nakayama

Stuart T. Feeley and

Jennifer Tung and /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

Michael R. Lieber for

petitioner ADM Investor /s/ Michael D. Wilson

Services, Inc.

/s/ Edwin C. Nacino

Clifford K. Higa, Wendell H. Fuji and /s/ Rom A. Trader

Deborah Day Emerson for respondent Gordon I. Ito, Insurance Commissioner of the State of Hawai'i and the State of Hawai'i