Valerie S. v. Kimberly P. CA1/1

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. The Original DVRO In December 2019, Valerie S. was living with and caring for her mother, Jacqueline, in Oakland.1 Valerie had recently obtained a court order allowing her to change the locks and regain possession of her home. Valerie’s brother, V.P., and her sister, Kimberly P., were at her home, denying Valerie

We refer to the parties to this proceeding by their first names to

protect the identities of the litigants in this domestic violence proceeding. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.90(b)(1), (10), (11).) and her uncle, J.G., access to the house. The police were called, and they ordered Kimberly to leave. Kimberly stopped and threatened Valerie from her car as Valerie was talking to a neighbor across the street. The following month, Valerie filed a request for a DVRO against Kimberly.2 The basis for the order was Kimberly’s interference with Valerie’s access to her home on December 28, 2019, threats she made that evening, and other incidents of abuse, harassment, and intimidation against Valerie and her family members during 2018 and 2019. The trial court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Kimberly, restraining her from…