NO. 28822




IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I




CIV. NO. 05-1-015K
COUNTY OF HAWAII, a municipal corporation,
Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

C&J COUPE FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
Respondent/Defendant-Appellant,

and

ROBERT NIGEL RICHARDS, TRUSTEE UNDER THE MARILYN SUE WILSON
TRUST; MILES HUGH WILSON, et al.,
Defendants.

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CIV. NO. 00-1-181K
COUNTY OF HAWAII, a municipal corporation, Plaintiff,

vs.

ROBERT NIGEL RICHARDS, TRUSTEE UNDER THE MARILYN SUE WILSON
TRUST; C&J COUPLE FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; MILES HUGH WILSON,
et al., Defendants.




APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT
(CIV. NOS. 05-1-015K & 00-1-181K)




ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER
(By: Moon, C.J. for the court (1))

Upon consideration of the application for transfer filed by petitioner/plaintiff-appellee County of Hawaii, the papers in support and in opposition, and the record,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the application for transfer is granted pursuant to HRS § 602-58(a)(1) (Supp. 2007). This case is transferred to the supreme court effective the date of this order.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the case will be scheduled for oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i,  July 9, 2008.



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