Saenz

I.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff and appellant, Dawn Saenz appeals the trial court’s order denying her

request for a restraining order against defendant and respondent, Patrick Martinez.

Saenz’s main argument is that the trial court erroneously denied her request because the

1 court found Martinez’s behavior was “annoying,” which means it was harassment that

warranted a mandatory restraining order. We disagree and affirm.

II.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

2 Saenz and Martinez are attorneys. Between August and November 2022, Saenz

and Martinez had a number of interactions that drove Saenz to request a restraining order

against Martinez.

In August 2022, Saenz’s staff called opposing counsel, Jerald Scott Bennett, to

schedule a deposition. Martinez, who shared office space with Bennett at the time, “took

over the call,” began yelling at Saenz’s staff, and was “rude to the point that the call was

terminated.” Martinez acted similarly toward Saenz’s staff on two other occasions in the

following weeks.

Saenz met Martinez for the first time on September 1, 2022, when they were at the

Riverside Superior Court for unrelated matters. While Saenz was talking with…