Trial court cases of suspected or confirmed abuse of 527.6 Civil Harassment Restraining Orders.
It appears that judges and commissioners across the state are crafting their own unauthorized orders.
Please send us more examples of abuse of 527.6. We are especially interested in 527.6 abuse during neighbor with neighbor disputes about real property, easements, nuisance.
City of Reedley v Santillan
City abused 527.6 with an attempt to stop photography of police by a member of Copwatch. Santillan filed an anti-SLAPP suit and won a substantial financial settlement.
Case 06CECG00303 Fresno
Buracchio v Watterson
Buracchio used Off-Highway Vehicles OHV in residential neighborhood. Watterson videotaped children suspected of violating code. SLAPP! Watterson was forced to move from home due to continued harassment. …
Mitchell v Ross
"We've heard about you guys and your wife's a dyke lesbian"
Motorcycle race track installed on small residential lot next to 20 year residents with peaceful lush garden backyard. Defendants were doing exactly what code enforcement told them to do as explicitly described in the county code - produce evidence of their complaint in the form of photographs, video, audio recordings.
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Cases at Joshua Tree Court - Historical
Cases filed at the Joshua Tree Courthouse. Cases that are not of type civil harassment are so noted in the title.
- CIVMS900851 - CASTILLO -V-SINGER
- CIVMS900845 - CORUM-V-PFF BANCORP,INC. Quiet Title
- CIVMS900839 - HOLTMAN -V- TENNIES
- CIVMS900825 - LEE -V- MC CAULEY
- CIVMS900820 - WILSON-V-WADE
- CIVMS900817 - ALCARAZ -V- MARTINEZ
- CIVMS900814 - LIEBERMAN-V-OCEGNEDA
- CIVMS900813 - WINDMILL 29 PALMS MHP-V-LANSANG - REAL ESTATE
- CIVMS900803 - SUNSHINE KASHMIR VS SUPERIOR COURT
- CIVMS900794 - EDWARDS-V-SAMU
- CIVMS900793 - TOWNSEND-V-BERNARD
- CIVMS900780 - BOLIN-V-HUGHES
- CIVMS900744 - CRONE-V-VAUGHT
- CIVMS900737 - WALKER-V-VENTURA 09/17/2009
- CIVMS900733 - PEARSON-V-LEVY
- CIVMS900732 - LANGER-V-VALVERDE
- CIVMS900671 - CARL -V- SHEWMAN
- CIVMS900648 - KELLY-V-KLEIN
- CIVMS900615 - SONIA KENNEDY -V- SYLVESTER WRIGHT
- CIVMS900584 - CROSS-V-HALL
- CIVMS900582 - JOHNSON-V-TOBIN
- CIVMS900565 - MC TEER-V-FELDMAN
- CIVMS1000829
Petroff v. Lunetta 4th DAC, Div 2 Reversed in Part
| Reversed for lack of evidence, and overbroad prohibiton. IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO |
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| Docket Number available at www.versuslaw.com |
CITY OF LOS ANGELES v. ANIMAL DEFENSE LEAGUE et al.
527.8, the section that protects employees of corporation is subject to anti-SLAPP motion to strike.
CITY OF LOS ANGELES v. ANIMAL DEFENSE LEAGUE et al.
Filed 1/9/06
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
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SHEEHAN v. SKERSTON
Merely addressing directly to the plaintiff communications which offered mediated settlement and which demanded retraction of alleged defamation was deemed by the three justices of the appeal court to be sanctionable harassment by defendant.
SCHULTZ v. EDER 2010 - reversed, no substantial evidence
Filed 8/24/10 Schultz v. Eder CA2/7
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b).…
Bennett v. Sieverding - Neighborhood Code Dispute
Colorado case of property dispute with a town official writ large.
[ We have not fully researched whether the harassment statute used is strictly a "civil harassment". However, the dynamics appear similar.]
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Wisconsin v. Ferguson - Divorce Case Internet Take Down, Contempt of Court
UPDATE September 14, 2013:
Charges dropped!
FUCK FIRED COMMISSIONER GEORGESON
FUCK the "Justice" system of Wisconsin ( and similar ones)
update later ...
Right now Jill is exonerated! …
Martorano v. Fagan - jerk attorney backyard noisemaker
This appeal arises from a prolonged dispute between two neighbors in Malibu. After Dr. David Martoranos initial complaints about the noise from Attorney Barry Fagans barking dog, Fagan began a lengthy …
Martin v. Cruz - summarizes common understanding and misunderstandings about 527.6
Not deciding whether the R/O of this case was abusive, the appeal court offers a summary of its understanding of 527.6. It misunderstands some points as it misinterprets other cases, e.g., discovery has not been ruled out by any appellate decision but some decisions have remarked that the time limitations make discovery unlikely. …
Gilliland v. Bradshaw — summary of appealability of motion for reconsideration, deadlines for appeal
Gilliland v. Bradshaw, Cal: Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate Dist., 1st Div. 2009
Authored by Cynthia Aaron
"In any event, even assuming Bradshaw's actions were motivated by an attempt to defend her property rights, neither …
Estrada v. DELHI COMMUNITY CENTER 527.6 ruling does not estop later discovery
Yet another judicial misstatement of whether discovery is available during a civil harassment trial. By 4DCA3 in 2009. Estrada is a huge complicated case of lesbian attraction gone explosively bad in a workplace. …
Young v Herbel
Sitting Town Councilwoman restrained with temporary TRO. Plaintiff Young claimed her exotic animals were poisoned by Herbel. Young's proof was that exotic animals would not have allowed anyone else but Herbel near them so it must have been the liberal minded Herbel who poisoned the animals. …
James Hunley v. John Hardin - police complaints
(should be titled Hardin v. Hunley)
Mr. Hunley has quite a record for 527.6 actions. He appeals them and sometimes wins.
Hardin v. Hunley is a nuts case that prevents Hunley from complaining about police without approval from a judge.
Alonso v. Santos
Judge rejects restraining order request against Lathrop Mayor Santos,
By Jason CampbellReporter jcampbell@mantecabulletin.com 209-249-3544 POSTED March 30, 2011 9:33 a.m.
TRACY – Lathrop Mayor Joseph “Chaka” Santos doesn’t have to worry about walking too close to the house of one of his neighbors anymore.In Re Murelli v. Murelli
The Anthony and Allison Murelli divorce case is not a civil harassment case, however, an Internet takedown restraining order very similar to those common to civil harassment cases was issued as part of the Murelli divorce proceedings. …
Stern v. Rocha
Breaking as of March 27, 2012
Another easement dispute begets civil harassment order and criminal charges between neighbors.
From website of criminal defendant Javier Rocha is Innocent
Civil Harassment Order Issued 2009 by San Bernardino Superior Court:
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RINAURO -V- BROWN
Easy-to-get restraining orders don't serve justice HDS 10/21/2006
Case MCVMS07602 - RINAURO -V- BROWN
PENIS SLAP JUDGE BERT L SWIFT PRESIDING
12/13/2006
DOJ VALIDATION COMPLETE
Not Applicable
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PFEFFERLE -V- HAGERMAN
Case CIVMS1200548 - PFEFFERLE -V- HAGERMAN
Action:
(Choose)11/05/2012 - OSC RE: HARASSMENT FILED BY ...10/09/2012 - EX PARTE HEARING RE: HARASSMENT10/04/2012 - EX PARTE HEARING RE: HARASSMENT
Elonis v. United States, 13-983
While the Elonis is not directly about civil harassment laws, it portends to resolve an issue that arises in civil harassment law: whether a person can be thrown in jail for “speech” when no evidence exists of the intention of the speaker.
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