Severson & Werson, A Professional Corp. v. Sepehry-Fard CA6

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND2

Severson initially obtained a restraining order against Sepehry-Fard in September 2017; this court reversed that order in 2019 in appeal number H045161, on the grounds Sepehry-Fard did not receive proper notice prior to the hearing. (Severson & Werson, P.C. v. Sepehry-Fard (2019) 37 Cal.App.5th 938, 942 (Severson & Werson).)3 After this court issued its opinion, but before it issued the remittitur, Severson filed a new petition for a workplace violence restraining order, seeking protection for all of its employees, including the same four specifically named employees included in the prior order. Following a hearing, at which Sepehry-Fard failed to appear, the trial court granted a three-year restraining order on September 17, 2019, expiring September 17, 2022. On November 7, 2019, Sepehry-Fard timely filed notice of the instant appeal from the September 2019 restraining order. In June 2021, Sepehry-Fard filed a motion for summary reversal, arguing that the September 2019 order was void as it was issued before this court issued the remittitur in appeal number H045161. This court deferred ruling on the motion for consideration with the appeal.…