Idleman

INTRODUCTION

Jonathan Christodoro appeals from a domestic violence restraining order issued pursuant to the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (Fam. Code, § 6200 et seq.)1 and an order denying his motion to set aside and vacate the restraining order. Because the restraining order expired while this appeal was pending, and Christodoro has not shown any discretionary exception to the rules regarding mootness applies, we dismiss the appeal as moot.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Christodoro and Lucie Idleman have a litigious history. In a separate action between them, the court ordered an inspection of property in Rancho Palos Verdes that Christodoro claimed he owned but Idleman stole from him. The court set the inspection for April 7, 2017 and ordered “all . . . interested parties” to have “full access to the property.” Despite a stop work order issued by the city of Rancho Palos Verdes on the property, Christodoro arrived on April 7, 2017 and saw Idleman and several people she had hired working on the house. According to Idleman, Christodoro “was irate, screaming, yelling throughout the house, saying ‘Everybody get the F out. Everyone get the F out. Get the F out of my house.’…