NO. 28054



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I





STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee


vs.


LIGAYA DELA CRUZ, also known as JOY DELA CRUZ,
Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 04-1-2506)




ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO CONTINUE ORAL ARGUMENT
(By: Acoba, J., for the court (1))

Upon consideration of the motion to continue oral argument filed by Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant on July 9, 2008, the Statement of No Position filed by Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee on July 10, 2008, and the record herein,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner's motion is granted and the oral argument scheduled for August 7, 2008 is postponed.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defense counsel shall file a statement by July 30, 2008, indicating a more definite conclusion date of his federal court trial.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, July 24, 2008.



Brandon K. Flores for
Petitioner/Defendant-
Appellant, on the motion.

Gary K. Senaga, Deputy
Attorney General, for
Respondent/Plaintiff-
Appellee, on the
statement of no
position.




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