Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 23-SEP-2022 12:02 PM Dkt. 3 OGAC

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL 1 INC. TRUST 2006-NC4, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BLAINE T. YATA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant, and BROOKE J.C. RIOPTA; AMBER M. RIOPTA; CASIE A. RIOPTA, and COUNTY OF KAUAI WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT, Defendants.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CIV. NO. 5CC141000185) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.)

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on August 10, 2022, 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, September 23, 2022.

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