Ciokewicz

BACKGROUND

Ciokewicz was married to Christina Allen for more than 20 years. Defendants are Allen’s adult children. During their marriage, Ciokewicz and Allen moved from the Sacramento area to Utah, where they built a home. Allen filed a petition for divorce in Utah in March 2008. The record does not disclose the ultimate disposition of the Utah divorce proceeding; however, Allen appears to have retained possession of the marital home in Utah. Following the commencement of divorce proceedings in Utah, Ciokewicz left the state and returned to the Sacramento area. Acting in propia persona, Ciokewicz then filed a series of actions against Allen, Defendants, and others in the Sacramento and El Dorado County Superior Courts. These actions are briefly described below. The Prior Actions1 1. Case No. 08FL03566 (Ciokewicz v. Allen) On May 16, 2008, Ciokewicz filed a petition for dissolution of marriage from Allen in Sacramento County Superior Court.2 Although Allen lives in Utah, Ciokewicz also filed a request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against her under the

1 The record is notably deficient in relevant documents from the actions described herein. We take judicial notice of…