Loyola v. County of Hawai'i
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Opinion
Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 18-NOV-2025 01:50 PM Dkt. 16 OGAC
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
STEVE F. LOYOLA and TY AARON MEDEIROS, Petitioners/Appellants-Appellants,
vs.
COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Appellee-Appellee.
CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 16-1-0414)
ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Malinao, assigned by reason of vacancy)
Petitioners/Appellants-Appellants Steve F. Loyola and
Ty Aaron Medeiros’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on
September 25, 2025, is hereby accepted and will be scheduled for
oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate
clerk regarding scheduling.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall submit
supplemental briefing on the legal standard governing adverse
employment actions in the context of free speech retaliation
under article I, section 4 of the Hawaiʻi Constitution. Within twenty days from the date of this order, each
party shall file a supplemental brief, not exceeding twenty
pages in length, exclusive of title page(s), indices,
appendices, and certificate of service. No responses shall be
filed.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, November 18, 2025.
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza
/s/ Vladimir P. Devens
/s/ Clarissa Y. Malinao
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