Schmidt v. Pacific Benefit Services, Inc. (Order of Correction)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I

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Civ. No. 97-5273

J.P. SCHMIDT, in his capacity as Liquidator and

Trustee of the Pacific Group Medical Association

Liquidating Trust, Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

PACIFIC BENEFIT SERVICES, INC., Defendant-Appellant,

and

HENRY AKIU, JR.; RANDOLPH KO; BRYON GRAVES, JR.;

EDWIN RAMOS; WILLIAM A. WILLIAMS (also known as William

O. Williams or Billy Williams); RICHARD STILES; MARK

HOPKINS; HAROLD Y. KUWAHARA; JUAN MARTIN GONZALES; MIKE

CLEARE; WATSON WYATT & COMPANY; WIKOFF COMBS & CO., CPA'S;

FOUR WINDS RSK, INC.; AULII, INC.; TORAL-VAHEY & ASSOCIATES;

BRIDGEPORT BENEFITS, INC., a foreign corporation;

NEVADA EQUITY & GROWTH MANAGEMENT, a foreign corporation;

PGMA, INC., a Hawaii corporation; WAYNE BLASMAN;

DOUG ROLEFSON; TERRY CONLAN; LEE ANN KIM;

DONALD WAKEMAN; JAMES R. LINDSEY; JOHN DOES 1-50;

JANE DOES 1-50; DOE CORPORATIONS 1-50; DOE PARTNERSHIPS

1-50, AND DOE ENTITIES 1-50, Defendants.

and

HENRY AKIU, JR. and EDWIN RAMOS, Third-Party Plaintiffs,

vs.

PACIFIC BENEFITS SERVICES, INC., a Hawai`i corporation,

Third-Party Defendant-Appellant,

and

PETER PO SING WONG; SUSAN WONG; LING FONG WONG; GEORGE

MINGO; BRENDA MINGO; PACIFIC EQUITY GROWTH & MANAGEMENT,

INC., a Hawai`i corporation; PACIFIC EQUITY FACTORS, INC.,

a Hawai`i corporation; PACIFIC EMPLOYEE LEASING, INC.,

a Hawai`i corporation; HAWAII DENTAL PLAN, INC., a Hawai`i

corporation; P.S. WONG, LTD., a Hawai`i corporation;

PO SANG CORP., a foreign corporation; NISHIHAMA & KISHIDA,

CPA'S, INC., a Hawai`i corporation; JOHN J. D'AMATO;

D'AMATO & MALONEY, a Hawaii law partnership; JOHN DOES

1-10; JANE DOES 1-10; and DOE CORPORATIONS 1-10,

Third-Party Defendants.

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Civ. No. 99-4504

J.P. SCHMIDT, in his capacity as Liquidator and

Trustee of the Pacific Group Medical Association

Liquidating Trust, Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

PACIFIC BENEFIT SERVICES, INC., Defendant-Appellant,

and

PETER PO SING WONG; WATSON WYATT WORLDWIDE; WATSON WYATT
& COMPANY; THE WYATT COMPANY; WIKOFF COMBS & CO. CPA'S,
INC.; NISHIHAMA & KISHIDA, CPA'S, INC., a Hawai`i corporation;
PACIFIC EQUITY GROWTH & MANAGEMENT, INC., a Hawai`i corporation;
PO SANG CORP., a foreign corporation; HAWAII DENTAL HEALTH
PLAN, INC. (also known as Hawai`i Dental Plan, Inc.), a Hawai`i
corporation; FOUR WINDS RSK, INC., a Hawai`i corporation;
TORAL-VAHEY & ASSOCIATES; WAYNE BLASMAN; DOUG ROLEFSON;
BRIDGEPORT BENEFITS, INC., a foreign corporation; NEVADA
EQUITY & GROWTH MANAGEMENT, a foreign corporation; SUSAN WONG;
LING FONG WONG; P.S. WONG, LTD., a Hawai`i corporation;
PACIFIC EMPLOYEE LEASING, INC., a Hawai`i corporation;
PACIFIC EQUITY FACTORS, INC., a Hawai`i corporation;
PGMA, INC., a Hawai`i corporation; PGMA DENTAL, a Hawai`i
corporation; TERRY CONLAN; LEE ANN KIM; DONALD WAKEMAN;
JAMES R. LINDSEY; JOHN DOES 1-50; JANE DOES 1-50; DOE
CORPORATIONS 1-50; DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-50, AND
DOE ENTITIES 1-50, Defendants.

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NO. 25755

APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT

(CIV. NO. 97-5273-12 RWP & 99-4504-12 RWP)

JULY 6, 2006

MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, AND ACOBA, JJ.;

AND CIRCUIT JUDGE AUGUST, ASSIGNED BY REASON OF VACANCY

ORDER OF CORRECTION

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the following correction is made to the subheading of section III.A.2.c. on page 25 of the opinion of the court, filed May 31, 2006 (deleted language is bracketed and stricken; new language is bolded):

c. when the Award was served on [Schmidt] PBS thereby triggering the time limit for a motion to vacate

The Clerk of the Court is directed to incorporate the foregoing changes in the original opinion and take all necessary steps to notify the publishing agencies of these changes.

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