Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 08-OCT-2024 03:06 PM Dkt. 20 ODAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. THOMAS A. MORTON, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant, and RENE D. MORTON aka RENE D. RICHARDS; COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I, a municipal corporation of the State of Hawai‘i, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees. ___________________________________________________________ CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 3CC18100151K) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and Circuit Judge Malinao, in place of Devens, J., recused) Petitioner Thomas A. Morton's Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on August 8, 2024, is hereby rejected DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, October 8, 2024.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Clarissa Y. Malinao