Cattlemens

INTRODUCTION

In August 2020, respondent Cattlemens obtained a workplace violence restraining order (WVRO) pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 527.81 against appellant Miguel Sanchez.2 In 2022, appellant filed a request to terminate the WVRO, but he did not file a proof of service on respondent or the protected employees, and no parties appeared at the September 12, 2022, hearing on the request. An unsigned minute order issued after the hearing indicated the case was dismissed without prejudice and the temporary restraining order (TRO) was dissolved/lifted. In March 2024, the court issued another minute order setting aside the September 2022 minute order, concluding the prior order had inadvertently dismissed the case and dissolved/lifted a TRO. The March 2024 order reiterated that the 2020 WVRO remained in “full force and effect until August 31, 2025.” Appellant appealed from the March 2024 order, contending the trial court unlawfully issued the WVRO in 2020 and improperly set aside the September 2022 order dismissing the case and dissolving the TRO. We conclude appellant has failed to carry his burden of establishing the March 2024 set-aside order constitutes reversible…