NO. 26525


IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I




STATE OF HAWAI`I, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee

vs.


DENISE RIBBEL, Respondent/Defendant-Appellant




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CASE NO. 0883482MM)





ORDER DISMISSING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
(By: Duffy, J., for the court (1))

It appearing that the judgment on appeal in the above-referenced matter has not been entered by the Intermediate Court of Appeals, see Hawai`i Revised Statutes § 602-59(a), as amended by Act 149 of the 2006 Hawai`i Session Laws; see also

Hawai`i Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) Rule 36(b)(1) (2006),

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner/plaintiff-appellee State of Hawaii's application for writ of certiorari, filed July 6, 2006, is dismissed without prejudice to re-filing the application pursuant to HRAP Rule 40.1(a) ("No later than 90 days after the filing of the intermediate court of appeals' judgment on appeal or dismissal order, any party may apply in writing to the supreme court for a writ of certiorari.").
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, July 7, 2006.

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