Hinajon

BACKGROUND

On March 5, 2024, Hinajon filed a request for a civil harassment restraining order against Ginsberg in San Francisco Superior Court, using Judicial Council pre-printed form CH-100. The petition alleged that “Russel[l] and [his wife] are my downstairs neighbors, who have had issues with me since I moved into the building in April 2022.” The petition attached a three-page timeline detailing some 32 instances of alleged harassment, beginning on May 28, 2022, when Russell “physically approached me to question me about what I was doing in my home at night and asked if ‘I was sleeping soundly last night.’ ” The timeline alleged that Ginsberg and his wife had repeatedly banged on their ceiling (Hinajon’s floor), presumably to complain about noise, and had sent numerous unsolicited emails complaining about noise from Hinajon’s apartment, including ones in which Russell “question[ed] what I am doing in my home,” “who is in my home,” and “accuse[d] me of lying.” The petition also alleged that Russell asked another resident of the building for Hinajon’s contact information, despite having been asked not to contact her except using the dispute resolution procedure in the…