Mantell v. Rocke

Appellant, Stephen Mantell, appeals a final judgment of injunction for protection against domestic violence. Because no evidence or testimony was introduced by Appellee, Karen Rocke, in support of her petition for an injunction, we are constrained to reverse. See Achurra v. Achurra, 80 So.3d 1080, 1082-83 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012) (reversing a domestic violence injunction where the petitioner, who had the initial burden to prove entitlement to relief, presented no evidence at the petition hearing and the trial court never received or .considered a copy of the transcript of earlier proceedings…