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NO. 25783
 

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I



BRUCE R. RANEY and ELLA K. RANEY, Trustees of the
BRUCE R. RANEY Trust under that certain unrecorded trust
agreement dated June 6, 2002; and ELLA K. RANEY and BRUCE R.
RANEY, Trustees of the ELLA K. RANEY Trust under that certain
unrecorded trust agreement dated June 6, 2002,
Plaintiffs-Appellees

vs.

DOUGLAS YOUNG, Defendant-Appellant


APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
(CIV. NO. 1RC02-1-6594)
 

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.)

Upon review of the record, it appears that this court informed Appellant by letter dated June 6, 2003 that the time for filing the statement of jurisdiction expired on May 23, 2003 and by letter dated July 11, 2003 that the time for filing the opening brief expired on June 22, 2003, and that, pursuant to Rule 30 of the Hawai‘i Rules of Appellate Procedure, the matter would be called to the attention of the court for such action as the court deemed proper including dismissal of the appeal. Appellant having failed to respond to said letters or to otherwise oppose dismissal,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, August 4, 2003.