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A man harassed, threatened, and physically intimidated Los Angeles County employees at multiple County Board of Supervisors meetings and community events.  Eventually, he sent messages to female County employees threatening sexual violence.  The County obtained four workplace violence restraining orders against him under Code of Civil Procedure section 527.8.

The man appealed one of the restraining orders.  He argued that the true sender of the sexually violent messages had impersonated him, that the County had withheld exculpatory evidence in discovery, and that there had been First Amendment, Sixth Amendment, and due process violations during the proceedings.  The Court of Appeal affirmed the restraining order, finding that the appellant had failed to provide an adequate appellate record, failed to cite the record, and failed to recite the evidence supporting the restraining order, as required by the appellate rules.  The Court also rejected the appellate arguments on the merits.

Click here to read the Court of Appeal opinion:  County of Los Angeles v. Herman (Dec. 4, 2024, No. B333177) 2024 WL 4997864 [Second District, Division Two].