NO. 22198





IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

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STEPHEN GERARD DESMARAIS, Claimant-Appellant



vs.



STATE OF HAWAII, Employer-Appellee-

Respondent, Self-Insured

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CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(CASE NO. AB 93-604(M))

(7-93-10097)





ORDER DISMISSING CERTIORARI PROCEEDING

(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil, JJ.,

and Circuit Court Judge Gary W.B. Chang,

in place of Acoba, J., recused)



Upon further consideration of the records and files in this case, it appears that the writ of certiorari herein was improvidently granted. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this certiorari proceeding is dismissed.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, August 21, 2000.



Stanford M.J. Mania for the

claimant-appellee-petitioner

Stephen Gerard Desmarais

on the writ