Thomas v.Ayabe, Chong, Nishimura, Sia and Nakamura

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: July 10, 2012
• Docket: SCWC-30310
• Status: Published

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-30310 10-JUL-2012 NO. SCWC-30310 03:10 PM

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

TARA THOMAS, DONNA THOMAS and JACK THOMAS,

Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellants,

vs.

AYABE CHONG NISHIMOTO SIA & NAKAMURA, a Hawaii limited liability

law partnership, ALPS CORPORATION, a Montana corporation, and

GRANT K. KIDANI, Respondents-Defendants-Appellees.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(ICA NO. 30310; CIV. NO. 09-1-1936)

ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

(By: Nakayama, Acting C.J., Acoba, and McKenna, JJ.,

Circuit Judge Nakasone, in place of Recktenwald, C.J., recused,

and Circuit Judge Kubo, assigned by reason of vacancy)

Petitioners’s application for writ of certiorari filed

on June 4, 2012, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, July 10, 2012.

Steven D. Strauss and /s/ Paula A. Nakayama Christopher P. Schlueter for petitioners /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.

James Kawashima and /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna Christine E. Savage for respondent Ayabe Chong /s/ Karen T. Nakasone Nishimoto Sia & Nakamura /s/ Edward H. Kubo, Jr. J. Patrick Gallgher and Leah M. Reyes for respondent Grant K. Kidani