California Court of Appeal

Denial of application for a temporary restraining order under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act, sought against defendant after petitioning for divorce, is reversed where the trial court abused its discretion by denying the application summarily and without a hearing, which had the effect of dismissing plaintiff's entire action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/22/2007
• Published 10/22/2007

Judges

• KLINE, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bay Area Legal Aid, Susun Kim, Minouche Kandel, Mountain View, for Appellant., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, Nancy K.D. Lemon, Kelly Burke, Certified Law Student, for Amici Curiae In Support of Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John Marshall Parker in Propria Persona, for Respondent.