Pinto

BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Appellant filed her petitions for orders to stop harassment on August 19, 2011. Appellant alleged that respondents had threatened violence against her and that she no longer felt safe in her home. At the time appellant filed her petitions, she was the respondent in a civil harassment matter, PS013818. That matter was settled with a written agreement filed on the same day that appellant‟s petitions were filed, August 19, 2011.3 Appellant is a woman in her 70‟s who has lived at her current residence for over 30 years. Since shortly after respondents moved into a neighboring home over five years ago, the parties have been at odds with one another. Law enforcement officers, including parking enforcement and animal control officers, have been called on numerous occasions. Appellant alleged that respondents drove their car very close to her and verbally threatened her. The threats that appellant described were derogatory names such as “bitch” and “stupid old lady.” Appellant claimed that Leon threatened to “fuck [her] up.” Appellant also claimed that respondents had engaged in a course of conduct to harass her. The acts alleged included: 1. Yelling at…