NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX 05-DEC-2025 08:11 AM Dkt. 45 OAWST NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

CHAD K. BRANCO; LISA-LEE K. BRANCO, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. FRANCIS DEREK BROWN; CHARLTON Y. CHANG, Individually and as Trustee of the CHANG TRUST DATED DECEMBER 12, 2002; MARIA C.

CHANG, Individually and as Trustee of the CHANG TRUST DATED DECEMBER 12, 2002; TODD D. LENET; ELENA M. MATTHEWS; LUIS M.

LITONJUA; THOMAS J. MASTERSON; MARIA E. MASTERSON; DENNIS J.

LUBRANO; and JUANILLA F. LUBRANO, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and GILBERTINET T. MALLOE; LINDSEY C. MALLOE, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Defendant/Cross-Claim Defendant-Appellee, and AUSTIN D. BRYANT; ANGELA C. BRYANT; NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Defendants/Cross-Claim Plaintiffs-Appellees, and DOE DEFENDANTS 1-50, Defendants. --- FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT (CASE NO. 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL OF APPEAL (By: Hiraoka, Presiding Judge, Wadsworth and McCullen, JJ.)

Upon consideration of the Stipulation for Dismissal with Prejudice of Appeal, filed October 16, 2025, by Defendant- Appellee Bank of America, the papers in support, and the record, it appears that (1) the appeal has been docketed; (2) under Hawai#i Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 42(b), the parties stipulate to dismiss the appeal with prejudice and bear their own NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER attorneys' fees and costs; and (3) the Stipulation is signed by counsel for all appearing parties.

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Stipulation is approved and the appeal is dismissed with prejudice. The parties shall bear their own attorneys' fees and costs.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, December 5, 2025. /s/ Keith K. Hiraoka Presiding Judge /s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth Associate Judge /s/ Sonja M.P. McCullen Associate Judge