Marquez

INTRODUCTION

Brandon Marquez appeals from a one-year restraining order issued against him

under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (Fam. Code,1 § 6200 et seq. (DVPA)). We

affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND2

Marquez and respondent Eugenia Castaneda (Castaneda) have been engaged in a

custody dispute since September 2017, when their one child, L., was two months old. On

January 17, 2024, Castaneda filed a request for a domestic violence restraining order

(DVRO) against Marquez, and the trial court granted a temporary DVRO that same day.

Several days later, on January 22, 2024, Marquez filed a request for a DVRO against

Castaneda. The trial court did not enter a temporary DVRO against Castaneda. Neither

DVRO request, nor any responses to the requests, are included in the appellate record.

On February 8, 2024, the trial court (Judge Gregory J. Olson) held an evidentiary

hearing on both DVRO requests. Castaneda was represented by counsel and Marquez

appeared in pro. per. Castaneda called Marquez as her sole witness. Her counsel asked

him a series of questions about an incident that occurred at the apartment complex where

they both lived in separate apartments. Marquez admitted…