Legal Opinion
Elena S. v. Kroutik
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 18, 2016No. D068831PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PRAGER, J. *
Vladislav Kroutik (Vlad) 1 appeals from a domestic violence restraining order against him in favor of Elena S. (Elena), contending that the order is void because he did not stipulate to a commissioner for adjudication of the matter. However, Vlad’s argument fails for two reasons: (1) he failed to demonstrate on the record he provided that the parties did not orally stipulate to the commissioner, and (2) by his participation in the hearing, he impliedly consented to the commissioner.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Vlad and Elena met online in November 2014. They got engaged…
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