Legal Opinion

Bernetta Ashford-Cooper v. Dwell Lakey Ruff Aka Dwell L. Ruff

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 13, 2017No. 17-0035PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant seeks review of the stalking injunction entered against her at the request of her husband’s girlfriend, Appel-lee. 1 We agree with Appellant that the evidence was insufficient to support the injunction because, among other things, there was no evidence that the repeated calls and texts Appellant made to Appellee to try to get in touch with her husband caused Appellee—or would cause a reasonable person in Appellee’s position—substantial emotional distress. See § 784.048(1)(a), (2), Fla. Stat. (2016); Leach v. Kersey, 162 So.3d 1104, 1106 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015) (reversing stalking…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Leach v. KerseyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  2. Murphy v. ReynoldsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

3Cited by5 opinions

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