Hollon v. Wood

Respondent appeals from a judgment granting petitioner’s request for a permanent stalking protective order (SPO), challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support the order. On de novo review of the facts, ORS 19.415(3); Castro v. Heinzman, 194 Or App 7, 9, 92 P3d 758 (2004), we reverse.

The controlling legal standards are not disputed. Briefly summarized, and as applicable to this case, the civil stalking statute authorizes a court to issue an SPO against someone who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly makes “repeated and unwanted” contact with another person, thereby causing that…