Karim v. Gunn

SCHWELB, Senior Judge:

Talib Karim (the husband) appeals from a Civil Protection Order (CPO) entered on January 17, 2008. He contends that there was insufficient evidence to support the issuance of the CPO; that his wife, Delicia Nicole Gunn, was attempting to use the CPO as a strategy for gaining the upper hand in a separate child custody proceeding; and that the trial judge abused his discretion by denying, in mid-hearing, the husband’s request for a continuance, sought for the purpose of retaining counsel. No brief has been filed on the wife’s behalf. Although the record does suggest that…