Arredondo

Arredondo v. Mitchell CA5

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 24, 2024F087214California791 words

Opinion

Opinion

BACKGROUND

The appellate record consists solely of the restraining order, the minute order from the hearing on the restraining order application, and the notice of appeal. No hearing transcript has been included. Also not included are any of the papers submitted in connection with the restraining order, including the petitioner’s written application for a restraining order. The minute order shows that four people testified at the hearing, including Mitchell. According to Mitchell’s opening brief, he was arrested in September 2021 and charged with misdemeanor vandalism for vandalizing the property of one of the persons protected by the restraining order. The charge was dismissed on April 25, 2023. On September 23, 2023, Mitchell “distributed flyers to the residents” who lived on the same street as the protected persons, and distributed one to the protected persons’ “residence.” He does not describe the flyers’ contents.

DISCUSSION

I. Sufficiency of the evidence

Mitchell first contends there is insufficient evidence that he harassed Arredondo or any of the other protected persons. However, the appellate record he has provided does not contain any of the evidence presented at…

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