Ruggles v. Yagong

Opinion

Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCWC-13-0000117

04-JUN-2014

08:30 AM

SCWC-13-0000117

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

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MICHAEL DOYLE RUGGLES, REV. NANCY WAITE HARRIS, KENNETH V. MIYAMOTO-SLAUGHTER, WENDY TATUM, DAVID TATUM, and ROBERT S. MURRAY, Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellants, and

GEORGE HERMAN KLARE, BARBARA JEAN LANG, Plaintiffs-Appellees,

vs.

DOMINIC YAGONG, DONALD IKEDA, J. YOSHIMOTO, DENNIS ONISHI, FRED BLAS, BRITTANY SMART, BRENDA FORD, ANGEL PILAGO, and PETE HOFFMAN, current Hawai'i County Council members;

JAY KIMURA, Hawai'i County Prosecutor;

MITCHELL ROTH and CHARLENE IBOSHI, Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys;

BILLY KENOI, Hawai'i County Mayor, respondeat superior, HARRY KUBOJIRI, Hawai'i County Chief of Police, KELLY GREENWELL, GUY ENRIQUES, and EMILY NAE'OLE, previous Hawai'i County Council members, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees, and JOHN DOES 1-10, Defendants.

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CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-13-0000117; CIV. NO. 11-1-117)

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

Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellants Michael Doyle Ruggles, Rev. Nancy Waite Harris, Kenneth V. Miyamoto-Slaughter,

Wendy Tatum, David Tatum, and Robert S. Murray’s application for writ of certiorari filed on May 4, 2014, 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, June 4, 2014.

Michael Doyle Ruggles, /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald Rev. Nancy Waite Harris, Kenneth V. Miyamoto- /s/ Paula A. Nakayama Slaughter, Wendy Tatum, David Tatum, and /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna Robert S. Murray petitioners pro se /s/ Richard W. Pollack

Katherine A. Garson and /s/ Michael D. Wilson Michael J. Udovic for respondents