Sanchez

Sanchez v. Acedo CA4/1

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaApril 10, 2025D083669California1,945 words

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Do, J.

I. Background On October 23, 2023, Jaela Sanchez filed a request for a no-contact DVRO against Acedo, her former fiancé. In a supporting declaration, Sanchez averred Acedo had been in jail for over a year for physically abusing her. He had broken her nose, given her “black eyes,” and punched her in the head. Then, from jail, he continued to “harass” her and make her “feel unsafe,” calling her “about 50 times.” Sanchez averred that, on October 11, Acedo wrote a letter to her “low income housing unit apartments falsely accusing [her] of welfare fraud.” She knew it was Acedo who wrote the letter because his name was on the letter and she recognized his writing. Additionally, on October 19, “CPS” came to her home because someone reported she was “aware of [her] brother sexually abusing [her] 11[-]year[-]old son,” which she stated was a “complete lie.” She believed Acedo was behind the call and was “harass[ing]” her because he knew her “children mean everything” to her. Finally, Sanchez averred Acedo was calling her “excessively every[ ] day.” She tried to ignore his calls and asked him to “leave [her] alone” but he “continue[d] to threaten” her by telling her “if he is not happy that…

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