Gordon B. v. Gomez

Gordon B., in propria persona, appealed from the trial court's denial of his request to renew an elder abuse restraining order against his neighbor. The Court of Appeal reversed and remanded, agreeing with Gordon B. that the trial court erred by denying his request for lack of evidence that further significant abuse occurred since the original restraining order was issued. On the record before the court, it could not determine whether the error was harmless. Accordingly, the court reversed for a further hearing on Gordon B.'s request to renew the protective order, at which hearing the trial court should determine whether Gordon B. had a reasonable apprehension of future abuse that was sufficient to warrant renewal of the original protective order. View "Gordon B. v. Gomez" on Justia Law