Nicolino

I. BACKGROUND

A. Background and Petition Rey began working for Nicolino, a Doctor of Clinical Psychology who pursued a career in television and media, in May 2017. Approximately three years later, in February 2020, her employment ended. Rey and Nicolino disagree about the circumstances under which she left her employment, with Rey contending she quit, and Nicolino contending she terminated Rey’s employment. Some three months after the professional relationship ended, Nicolino sought a civil harassment restraining order against Rey. Nicolino’s petition for the order asserted sundry alleged wrongs: Rey verbally abused her during the majority of Rey’s employment, Rey learned personal information about

2 Nicolino and threatened to use the information against her, and Rey violated Nicolino’s privacy by accessing her office, belongings, and phone without permission. Nicolino further contended that after Rey stopped working for her, Rey continued to harass her, stalked her once, and accessed digital accounts and files belonging to Nicolino.

B. The Temporary Restraining Order and Aftermath The trial court issued a temporary restraining order against Rey pending the hearing on…