A.S. v. F.E. CA2/5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

A.S., B343087

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. v. No. 23STPT03113)

F.E.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Esther P. Kim, Judge. Affirmed. F.E., in pro. per., for Defendant and Appellant. A.S., in pro. per., for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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The only trial court order under review in the current appeal is the trial court’s December 20, 2024 order denying a request for restraining order filed by F.E. (defendant), seeking protection from A.S. (plaintiff). Based on the fact that defendant’s arguments against that order are contained solely in his reply brief, which lacks any citations to the appellate record, as well as the inadequacy of such record, we conclude that defendant has not met his burden to show reversible error. We therefore affirm.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1

A brief summary of the appellate filings in this case is necessary to describe the limited scope of the current appeal. Defendant filed two notices of appeal: (1) in a December 3, 2024 notice, defendant appealed the trial court’s October 3, 2024 order (Plaintiff’s DVRO) granting plaintiff a domestic violence restraining order requiring defendant to stay away from plaintiff and their daughter, except for existing child custody and visitation orders, and (2) in a December 30, 2024 notice,

1 An appellant’s opening brief must contain “a summary of the significant facts” relevant to the issues raised in the appeal, supported by a citation to the page number of the record where each fact appears. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.204(a)(2)(C).) In this case, all three briefs—the opening brief, respondent’s brief, and the reply brief—lack any citations to the appellate record. Nonetheless, we give a brief procedural overview based on our independent review of the parties’ appellate filings and the record.