Slingluff v. State

Opinion of the Court by

LEONARD, J.

Defendants-Appellants State of Hawaii (State), Department of Public Safety (DPS), Halawa Correctional Facility (HCF), Dr. Salvatore Abbruzzese (Dr. Abbruzzese), and Dr. Sisar Paderes (Dr. Paderes) appeal from the November 12, 2009 Final Judgment entered by the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Circuit Court)1 on, inter alia, the Circuit Court’s March 12, 2009 order denying Dr. Abbruzzese and Dr. Paderes’s motion for summary judgment, and the court’s findings of fact (FOFs) and conclusions of law (COLs), which were entered after a bench trial in this case.…