Molina

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On July 27, 2021, Molina filed a petition for a civil harassment restraining order against Davidsohn. The petition is not part of the record on appeal. On September 23, 2021, a hearing was held on Molina’s petition, as well as on a petition for a restraining order filed by Davidsohn, which is also not part of the record on appeal. Molina testified that on July 26, 2021, he was talking with his daughter and heard a disturbance. He went to the garage and found Davidsohn arguing with Molina’s roommate. The roommate said he would move his truck, but Davidsohn talked over him and started yelling that she was going to call the sheriff. Davidsohn stepped onto Molina’s side of the property line. When Molina approached her and pointed for her to return to her property, she shoved him, punched him in the stomach, and ran off.

1 All further statutory references are to the Code of Civil Procedure unless otherwise stated. No respondent’s brief was filed on appeal. The notice of respondent’s failure to file a brief was returned to the court for insufficient address and inability to forward.

2 The court reviewed two videos of the incident. In the first video,…