Piercy

BACKGROUND

Appellant filed a request for a civil harassment restraining order seeking protection from respondent. Appellant also asked for protection for his wife and his stepdaughter. According to appellant, respondent made threatening and harassing telephone calls, left unwelcome messages on Facebook and twitter, and posted harassing videos on the internet. On May 5, 2014, the trial court issued a temporary restraining order to remain in effect until the injunction hearing scheduled for June 2, 2014. Appellant filed two requests to continue the June 2 hearing on the ground that he had not yet been able to serve respondent with the order because respondent lives in Los Angeles County. The trial court denied the first request, filed May 13, because appellant still had time to serve the documents on respondent. The trial court denied the second request, filed May 27, because respondent had contacted the court and stated that he would be present.

2. Before the hearing, respondent submitted a declaration denying appellant’s allegations. Rather, respondent declared that it was appellant who had engaged in harassing conduct. Following the hearing, the trial court denied appellant’s…