Sandoval

Filed 3/5/24 Sandoval v. Masalta CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

GLORIA CASTRO SANDOVAL,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A167739

v. FLOYD MASALTA, (San Mateo County Super. Ct. No. 17-FAM-02440) Defendant and Appellant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION1

Defendant Floyd Masalta, appearing in propria persona, appeals from a trial court order granting the request of plaintiff Gloria Sandoval for a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) against him under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (Act) (Fam. Code, § 6200 et seq.). Masalta claims the court abused its discretion in various respects by issuing a DVRO and erred by awarding attorney fees to Sandoval.2 But he has failed to carry his appellate burden of demonstrating reversible error…