Alston v. Haines

Omar Alston appeals the summary denial of his motion to vacate an injunction against repeat violence. The final judgment granting the injunction was entered in January 2011 and was to remain in full force and effect until further order from the court.

In 2016, Alston filed a motion to vacate the injunction. 1 In the motion, Alston alleged that because he was currently serving a ten-year sentence on unrelated charges, his circumstances had changed since entry of the injunction. Alston claimed that the injunction was prohibiting his eligibility for a lower custody and housing level and was…