McGinnis-Aitken v. Bronson

Petitioner McGinnis-Aitken obtained a stalking protective order (SPO) against respondent Bronson. Respondent appeals, arguing that the record does not contain facts or support inferences that meet the statutory requirements that can justify such an order. On de novo review, Osborne v. Fadden, 225 Or App 431, 433, 201 P3d 278, rev den, 346 Or 213 (2009); Hanzo v. deParrie, 152 Or App 525, 536-37, 953 P2d 1130 (1998), rev den, 328 Or 418 (1999), we agree. Consequently, we reverse.

The legal standards governing the issuance of an SPO are well settled. We recently summarized them as follows:

“To…