Gamboa

FACTS

On September 19, 2012, plaintiff filed a request for a civil harassment restraining order against defendant. Plaintiff alleged a three-year “pattern & practice of harassment & intimidation,” with the most recent harassment being defendant‟s July 2, 2012 request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against plaintiff, a request that was denied. The alleged harassment began in late 2008, after plaintiff began the process of evicting defendant and his wife, plaintiff‟s sister, from the premises where they resided, near plaintiff‟s home. Plaintiff sought, in addition to stay-away orders, an order that defendant “[m]ay not file any[] [c]laim accusing [plaintiff and family members] of wrong doing with any public or private entity including: employers; social medium without notifying the Court within the next business [day] of your actions & providing a copy of this Order to the entity/agency.” Plaintiff sought an immediate order “that the office of L.A. District Attorney, Child Protective Services & Law Enforcement be notified of this order.” Plaintiff‟s description of the alleged harassment recited events occurring from September 2008 through July 2012. These included: (1) a…