Flury v. Howard

MEMORANDUM OPINION

OPALA, Chief Justice.

This court’s original cognizance is invoked primarily to invalidate an emergency protective order issued by the District Court, Logan County. We assume jurisdiction and, for the reasons to be explained, transfer the cause to the Court of Criminal Appeals.

I

THE ANATOMY OF DISTRICT COURT LITIGATION

A proceeding was commenced under the Protection From Domestic Abuse Act [Protection Act]2 by David and Janet E. Skaggs on behalf of their daughter, Janet *1053D., for protective order against the petitioner, Sean F. Flury [Flury], who had been in a dating relationship…