Ricardo People v. Hernandez CA4/3

FACTS

Hernandez filed petitions for civil harassment restraining orders against his neighbor Ricardo P. He has not included those petitions in the appellate record. In September 2022, Ricardo filed his own petition for a civil harassment restraining order against Hernandez. He alleged that Hernandez had repeatedly harassed him and his family, yelling at them and insulting them without provocation. Later that month, the trial court held a hearing on the parties’ petitions. Hernandez testified and presented certain videos. Ricardo’s daughter also testified. After the hearing, the court found that Hernandez was not credible, granted Ricardo’s petition for a restraining order, and denied Hernandez’s petitions. Hernandez has not provided the reporter’s transcript or any other record of the oral proceeding; nor has he included the court’s restraining orders in the record. Hernandez moved for reconsideration, but the court denied his motion following a hearing. Hernandez appealed from the denial of reconsideration.

DISCUSSION

Hernandez’s opening brief is rambling and hard to follow, but as far as we can tell, he argues: (1) the trial court had no personal jurisdiction over him for…