Shallbetter v. Nono CA2/8

California Court of Appeal Dec 24, 2024 No. B331998Unpublished

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Holding. The court affirmed the issuance of a civil harassment restraining order against the appellant, finding substantial evidence of a credible threat of violence, and affirmed the denial of the appellant's request for a restraining order against the respondent.

Issues

Whether the trial court erred in finding the appellant's conduct constituted a credible threat of violence under Code of Civil Procedure section 527.6.
Whether the trial court erred in denying the appellant's request for a civil harassment restraining order against the respondent.

Disposition. Affirmed

Quotations verified verbatim against the opinion

“Substantial evidence supports the trial court’s finding that Nono’s conduct amounted to a “credible threat of violence” under section 527.6, subsection (b)(2).”

“The court did not err in denying Nono’s request.”

“We affirm the trial court orders and award costs to Shallbetter.”

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

ALETHEA SHALLBETTER, B331998

Petitioner and Respondent, Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 22PSRO02202 v.

GHASSAN NONO,

Respondent and Appellant.

B335372 GHASSAN NONO, Los Angeles County Petitioner and Appellant, Super. Ct. No. 23STRO06116 v.

ALETHEA SHALLBETTER,

Respondent.

APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Lisa R. Washington and Melissa C. Lyons, Judges. Affirmed. Ghassan Nono, in pro per., for Respondent and Appellant. Kendall Gkikas & Mitchell and Brian Mitchell for Petitioner and Respondent Alethea Shallbetter. ____________________ These two appeals arise from an ongoing dispute between neighbors Ghassan Nono and Alethea Shallbetter. In B331998, Nono appealed the trial court’s January 2023 order granting Shallbetter’s request for a five-year civil harassment restraining order against him. In B335372, Nono appealed the trial court’s October 2023 order denying his request for a civil harassment restraining order against Shallbetter. We consolidated the appeals and we affirm. Statutory citations refer to the Code of Civil Procedure. I The clash escalated after the dog kept barking. A In 2020, Nono and his elderly mother moved into the house next to Shallbetter, a woman in her sixties who lived alone. Initially, Nono and Shallbetter enjoyed a cordial relationship. Then the parties sought civil harassment restraining orders against each other. Nono’s pets include a parrot, rescue cats, and a young dog named Bobey. Nono described Bobey as “our main source of emotional support in our home.” According to Shallbetter, Bobey barked incessantly while Nono was away for work. As a flight attendant, Nono could be gone for days at a time. Shallbetter would notify Nono whenever

Shallbetter v. Nono CA2/8

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

ALETHEA SHALLBETTER, B331998

GHASSAN NONO,

ALETHEA SHALLBETTER,

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