Marriage of Reichental

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY3

Wife filed the petition for dissolution of marriage in February 2017. In May 2017, the parties agreed to the appointment of Judge Johnson. The stipulation provides, “The temporary judge shall hear and try the above- entitled matter, including hearing and determining all pretrial motions, discovery matters, and orders to show cause; presiding over the trial; rendering judgment; and hearing and determining all post-trial motions and orders to show cause.” Husband filed a request for a DVRO. His supporting declaration described receiving “numerous harassing and threatening emails from [Wife] that have frightened me and caused me to be concerned about her mental stability.” Husband noted that, after their separation, Wife bought a home that was near their former residence, where he was living with Jobst. He believed that Wife was watching him and Jobst from a neighbor’s property and that she gained access to his gated property through that neighbor’s yard. Husband claimed Wife had filed a false police report accusing him and Jobst of disabling the security system and installing listening devices in her home. He also described an incident in which a…