Cortez

Cortez v. Conley CA4/2

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaNovember 10, 2022E077546California1,082 words

Opinion

Opinion

I.

INTRODUCTION

Sheryl Conley appeals the trial court’s three-year civil harassment restraining

order that her neighbor, Jose Cortez, obtained against her. We affirm.

II.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On May 17, 2021, Cortez filed a request for a civil harassment restraining order

against Conley, a neighbor who has to pass through his property to get to her house. In

his application, Cortez explained that Conley has a restraining order against his wife that

allows Conley to pass through his property in order to go to and from her property.

Cortez stated in his application that Conley and her tenants had been harassing

him and his family for nearly six months. At some undisclosed time, a large man

brandished his gun to Cortez from inside Conley’s property. Cortez’s dogs have been

shot and limp because of Conley’s “illegal activities.” Conley also screams “foul stuff”

at Cortez and his family and “bring[s] out her thugs to threaten [him].” The most recent

harassment occurred about a week before Cortez filed his request. He claimed that while

he “was filming,” Conley told him that her “son is a cop and he will find you.” Cortez

“[n]ow live[s] in constant fear…

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