NO. 28273




IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I




LEIMOMI LESLIE FRESCH, as Next Friend for HOWARD K. LESLIE, JR., Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant,

and

LEIMOMI LESLIE FRESCH, Individually, and HOWARD K. LESLIE, SR., Respondents/Plaintiffs-Appellees,

vs.

THE ESTATE OF JAMIE K. TAVARES, deceased,
Respondent/Defendant-Appellee,

and

JOHN DOES 1-10; JANE DOES 1-10; DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-10;
DOE CORPORATIONS 1-10; and DOE ENTITIES 1-10, Defendants.
(CIV. NO. 97-0448)



HOWARD K. LESLIE, JR., Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant,


and

MEGAN LESLIE, a minor, and MALYSSA LESLIE, a minor, through
their Guardian Ad Litem, MARLENE K. ANDUHA,
Respondents/Plaintiffs-Appellees,

vs.


JEFFREY K. KANUI, Personal Representative of THE ESTATE OF
JAMIE K. TAVARES, Deceased, Respondent/Defendant-Appellee,

and

JOHN DOES 1-30; JANE DOES 1-10; DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-10;
DOE CORPORATIONS 1-10; and DOE ENTITIES 1-10, Defendants.

and

JEFFREY K. KANUI, Personal Representative of THE ESTATE OF JAMIE K. TAVARES, Deceased, Respondent/Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee,


vs.


LEIMOMI L. FRESCH and HOWARD K. LESLIE, SR.,
Respondents/Third-Party Defendants-Appellees.

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JOSEPH L. WILDMAN and SIBILLA & WILDMAN,
Respondents/Intervenors-Appellees.
(CIV. NO. 98-5468)




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CIV. NOS. 97-0448 and 98-5468)





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

Petitioner/plaintiff-appellant Howard K. Leslie, Jr.'s application for writ of certiorari, filed May 1, 2009, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, June 4, 2009.



1.      Considered by: Moon, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ., and Circuit Judge Lee, assigned by reason of vacancy.