Bailey
Bailey v. Murray
Opinion
Opinion
FACTS
A. The Petition and the TRO
On April 3, 2023, respondent Charnae Bailey filed a request for a DVRO against
appellant Jason Murray, a former intimate partner, under the Domestic Violence
Prevention Act (DVPA). (Fam. Code, § 6200 et seq., unlabeled statutory citations refer to
this code). The trial court entered a TRO the same day and set a hearing on whether to
enter a DVRO. Murray was personally served with the TRO on April 7, 2023.
2 The record on appeal does not contain copies of Bailey’s petition or the TRO. Our
summary of both comes from the transcript of the hearing for a DVRO. According to the
trial court, the TRO barred Murray from contact with Bailey and barred him from
attending the church where the two met and where they attended services.
The TRO also barred Murray from possessing firearms. On April 24, Murray said
he had no guns or ammunition. Bailey said she believed he did possess weapons.
B. Evidence of Abusive Conduct
Bailey was not represented by counsel. Rather than have her question herself
while testifying, the trial court asked her questions, and Bailey responded. Murray’s
counsel asked whether the court was “going to be conducting the…