Delk

FACTS

On August 1, 2011, respondent Abbey Delk filed a request for orders to stop harassment in Orange County Superior Court. She sought a protective order against Rooney, her husband‟s ex-wife.1 Delk stated in her application that she had “been continuously harassed for over a year with emails, phone calls, verbal threats, and even been physically harmed by . . . Rooney.” Delk stated she had multiple police reports and had been encouraged by the police to seek a protective order. Among other incidents, Delk claimed that Rooney had falsely accused her of abusing one of her stepchildren. Delk also asserted that Rooney had spent three days in jail for contempt of court because of the harassment. Delk‟s documentation alleged damage to her car, a physical altercation resulting in bruises to Delk, e-mails, Delk‟s log of calls to the police, and the warning letter her attorney had sent to Rooney. The court denied Delk‟s request for a temporary restraining order and set a date for an order to show cause. Rooney‟s response to Delk‟s request denied the harassment and provided a four-page narrative response to Delk‟s assertions. She also provided three letters from witnesses she claimed…