NO. 26160



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I




CLARENCE T. IZUO, CECELIA M. IZUO, GARY Y. NISHIOKU,
and RENEE NISHIOKU, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Respondents,

vs.


JOSEPH DIAS, JR., Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner,


and


FIRST MAGNUS FINANCIAL CORPORATION dba CHARTER FUNDING,
an Arizona Corporation, JOHN DOES 1-10; JANE DOES 1-10; DOE
CORPORATIONS 1-10; DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-10; DOE ENTITIES 1-10; AND
DOE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES 1-10, Defendants.



JOSEPH DIAS, JR., Counterclaimant,

vs.

CLARENCE T. IZUO, CECELIA M. IZUO, GARY Y. NISHIOKU,
RENEE NISHIOKU, and LEROY BRILHANTE, Counterclaim Defendants.




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(Civ. No. 02-1-0556)





ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
(By: Levinson, J., for the court (1))

This court having considered the defendant-appellant-petitioner/counterclaimant Joseph Dias, Jr.'s November 13, 2006 application for a writ of certiorari and the response filed on November 20, 2006 by the plaintiffs-appellees-respondents/
counterclaim defendants Clarence T. Izuo, Cecelia M. Izuo, Gary Y. Nishioku, and Renee Nishioku, the application is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, December 11, 2006.


On the application:

Gary Victor Dubin, for the defendant-
appellant-petitioner/counterclaimant
Joseph Dias, Jr.

Jay T. Suemori and James P.
Dandar, for plaintiffs-appellees-
respondents/counterclaim defendants
Clarence T. Izuo, Cecelia M.
Izuo, and Gary Y. Nishioku



1.     Considered by: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.