NOS. 25923 & 25924



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I




No. 25923
(Civ. No. 01-1-1880)
HAWAII MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff-Appellant,

vs.


HAWAII MEDICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee.

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No. 25924
(Civ. No. 02-1-1872 DDD)
MAXWELL COOPER, M.D., and MICHON MORITA, M.D.,
on behalf of themselves and all others similarly
situation, Plaintiffs-Appellants,


vs.


HAWAII MEDICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee.




APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT
(CIV. NOS. 02-1-1880 & 02-1-1872 DDD)




ORDER OF CONSOLIDATION
(By: Moon, C.J., for the court (1))

It appearing that the above-captioned matters involve the same or similar parties and both cases involve overlapping issues,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that appeal Nos. 25923 and 25924 are consolidated for purposes of disposition, effective nunc pro tunc September 8, 2006.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, September 11, 2006.




1.      Considered by: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, and Acoba, JJ., and Circuit Judge Blondin, in place of Duffy, J., recused