NO. 27880



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I




EMERSON M.F. JOU, M.D., Petitioner-Appellant-Appellant,


vs.


J.P. SCHMIDT, Insurance Commissioner, Department of Commerce and
Consumer Affairs, State of Hawai`i, Appellee-appellee



and


STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO.,
Respondent-Appellee-Appellee.





CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CIV. NOS. 05-1-1055, 05-1-1054, AND 05-1-1056)





ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
(By: Nakayama, J., for the court (1))

Petitioner-Appellant-Appellant's application for writ of certiorari filed on July 10, 2007, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, August 9, 2007.



Stephen M. Shaw for
petitioner-appellant-appellant
on the application




1.     Considered by: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.