Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-29851 24-MAY-2013 11:11 AM

SCWC-29851 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

FRANCISCO ABADILLA, JR., Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. SANFORD IWATA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (ICA NO. 29851; CIVIL NO. 07-1-36) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ.)

The Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on April 12, 2013 by Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee Sanford Iwata is hereby accepted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that no oral argument will be held 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, May 24, 2013.

Gregory K. Markham, /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald Keith K. Kato, for petitioner /s/ Paula A. Nakayama Steven K. Hisaka, /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. for respondent /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack