Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 12-DEC-2019 04:18 PM SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII ________________________________________________________________ GARY MOBLEY, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. LYANNE KIMURA, Respondent/Defendant/Cross-Claim Defendant/Cross- Claimant/Third-Party Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant- Appellee, LESLIE S. CHING, Respondent/Defendant/Cross- Claimant/Cross-Claim Defendant-Appellee, and DENNIS K. ESPANIOLA, Petitioner/Third-Party Defendant/Counterclaimant/Cross-Claimant/ Cross-Claim Defendant-Appellee. ________________________________________________________________ CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CIVIL NO. 09-1-02674) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioner/Third-Party Defendant/Counterclaimant/Cross- Claimant/Cross-Claim Defendant-Appellee Dennis K. Espaniola’s application for writ of certiorari filed on October 25, 2019, 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 12, 2019.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack /s/ Michael D. Wilson