NO. SCWC-28289

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

HEINRICH ALEXANDER RIETHBROCK, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant,

vs.

MARION BARBARA LANGE, Respondent/Defendant-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (ICA NOS. 28289 and 28694; FC-D No. 04-1-0147)

ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, Duffy, and McKenna, JJ.)

Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant Heinrich Alexander

Riethbrock’s application for writ of certiorari filed on

November 16, 2011, is hereby accepted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no oral argument will be heard in this case. Any party may, within ten days and pursuant to Rule 34(c) of the Hawai'i Rules of Appellate Procedure, move for retention of oral argument.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, December 27, 2011.

R. Steven Geshell /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald on the application for petitioner/plaintiff- /s/ Paula A. Nakayama appellant.

/s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.

/s/ James E. Duffy, Jr.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna