State v. HGEA

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-29352 31-JUL-2013 02:12 PM SCWC-29352 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I STATE OF HAWAI#I, ex rel. DAVID M. LOUIE, Attorney General, and DEAN H. SEKI, Comptroller, State of Hawai#i, Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, vs. HAWAII GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, AFSCME LOCAL NO. 152, AFL-CIO; UNITED PUBLIC WORKERS, AFSCME LOCAL NO. 646, AFL-CIO; ROYAL STATE CORPORATION; ROYAL STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.; THE ROYAL INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.; VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES’ BENEFIT ASSOCIATION OF HAWAII; MANAGEMENT APPLIED PROGRAMMING, INC., Respondents/Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT (ICA NO. 29352; CIV. NO. 02-1-0685) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ.) Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees State of Hawai#i, ex rel. David M. Louie, Attorney General, and Dean H. Seki, Comptroller, State of Hawaii’s application for writ of certiorari filed on June 17, 2013, 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, July 31, 2013. Deirdre Marie-Iha for petitioners /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama Paul A. Schraff for Royal respondents /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna Charles A. Price for respondent HGEA /s/ Richard W. Pollack Adrian W. Rosehill and Alan J. Ma for respondent UPW