Taha

INTRODUCTION

What began as an on-line dispute between Josephine Eshagian and Olivia Taha over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict quickly escalated to an exchange of personal insults over social media. After Eshagian “liked” a comment disparaging Taha’s physical appearance, Taha made several comments to Eshagian about Zionists and supporters of Israel. After additional exchanges of insults, Eshagian blocked Taha from her social media accounts, which prompted Taha to post on social media personal information about Eshagian, including her name, picture, and religion. Each woman eventually sought a restraining order against the other. After a four-day hearing, the trial court issued mutual, two-year injunctions under Code of Civil Procedure section 527.6.1 Eshagian appealed from the restraining order against her; Taha did not appeal from the restraining order against her. We reverse the order against Eshagian.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Eshagian Files a Petition for a Civil Harassment Restraining Order Against Taha On September 28, 2020 Eshagian filed a petition for a civil harassment restraining order against Taha. Eshagian claimed Taha “harassed [her] on Facebook for…