Michaels v. Turk

Opinion

RAMIREZ, P. J.

Defendant and appellant Peggy Ann Turk appeals from a domestic violence restraining order issued against her under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (Fam. Code, § 6200 et seq.) by a commissioner of the Riverside County Superior Court. The order prohibits appellant from posting negative and harassing communications online about her ex-boyfriend, plaintiff and respondent Peter Daniel Michaels. Appellant argues that the order is void because as a self-represented party, she did not consent to having a commissioner hear the matter. We agree.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND