Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas v. Szymanski

Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX 02-JUL-2025 01:00 PM Dkt. 66 AMORD

CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX Deutsche Bank, et. al. v. Szymanski

NOTE: Amended Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari was filed on July 2, 2025 in SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX (attached).

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 02-JUL-2025 12:19 PM Dkt. 18 AMORD SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-Q01, Respondent/Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant-Appellee, vs. MICHAEL JON SZYMANSKI, Petitioner/Defendant-Counterclaimant-Appellant, and MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE MORTGAGE VENTURES, LLC, dba WESTERN PARADISE FINANCIAL; WAILEA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION; WAILEA PUALANI ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR GMACM HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2002-HE1, GMACM HOME EQUITY LOAN-BACKED TERM NOTES 2002-HE1, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 2CC181000015) AMENDED ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Kawamura, in place of Recktenwald, C.J., recused) Petitioner/Defendant-Counterclaimant-Appellant Michael Jon Szymanski’s application for writ of certiorari filed on May 7, 2025, is accepted.

Under Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) Rule 40.1, this court “may limit the question on review.” Here, we limit the question on review to question presented “A” of Petitioner’s application for writ of certiorari.

It is further ordered that no oral argument will be heard in this case. Any party may, within ten days and pursuant to HRAP Rule 34(c), move for retention of oral argument.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, July 2, 2025.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Shirley M. Kawamura

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 02-JUL-2025 12:19 PM Dkt. 18 AMORD SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-Q01, Respondent/Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant-Appellee, vs. MICHAEL JON SZYMANSKI, Petitioner/Defendant-Counterclaimant-Appellant, and MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE MORTGAGE VENTURES, LLC, dba WESTERN PARADISE FINANCIAL; WAILEA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION; WAILEA PUALANI ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR GMACM HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2002-HE1, GMACM HOME EQUITY LOAN-BACKED TERM NOTES 2002-HE1, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 2CC181000015) AMENDED ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Kawamura, in place of Recktenwald, C.J., recused) Petitioner/Defendant-Counterclaimant-Appellant Michael Jon Szymanski’s application for writ of certiorari filed on May 7, 2025, is accepted.

Under Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) Rule 40.1, this court “may limit the question on review.” Here, we limit the question on review to question presented “A” of Petitioner’s application for writ of certiorari.

It is further ordered that no oral argument will be heard in this case. Any party may, within ten days and pursuant to HRAP Rule 34(c), move for retention of oral argument.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, July 2, 2025.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Shirley M. Kawamura