Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-29775 07-MAR-2011 12:24 PM NO. SCWC-29775

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

GEORGE ROBERT TOTH, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant,

vs.

DONALD S. RULLO; RED TIME REALTY LLC, a Hawaii Limited Liability Company; MICHAEL J. SWERDLOW; and HO'OMAU I MUA LLC, a Hawaii Limited Liability Company; Respondents/Defendants-Appellees, and LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB, a Federal Savings Bank, Defendant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (ICA NO. 29775; CIVIL NO. 07-1-0097K)

ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., for the court1 )

Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant George Robert Toth’s

application for writ of certiorari filed on January 24, 2011, is

hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, March 7, 2011.

FOR THE COURT:

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

Chief Justice

Mark Van Pernis for petitioner/plaintiff­ appellant on the application.

Considered by: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama and Duffy, JJ., and Circuit Judge Garibaldi, in place of Acoba, J., recused, and Circuit Judge Alm, assigned by reason of vacancy.