Harvell v. Paschal CA2/2

Filed 3/2/16 Harvell v. Paschal CA2/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO

DARLENE HARVELL B258771

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. NQ020210) v.

MARCIA PASCHAL,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Ana Maria Luna, Judge. Affirmed.

Marcia Paschal, in pro. per., for Defendant and Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Marcia Paschal (appellant) appeals from an order granting Darlene Harvell’s (respondent) request for a restraining order against appellant. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On August 7, 2014, respondent filed a request for a domestic violence restraining order against appellant. On the same date, a temporary restraining order against appellant was granted. A hearing was held on August 26, 2014. Both appellant and respondent appeared. The trial court granted respondent’s application and issued a restraining order against appellant. On September 5, 2014, appellant filed a notice of appeal from the order.1 DISCUSSION Appellant makes no factual or legal arguments in her brief. While she has provided a brief statement of the case, her sections entitled “statement of the facts” and “grounds” are completely blank. California Rule of Court, rule 8.204(a)(1) provides that each appellate brief must: “(A) Begin with a table of contents and a table of authorities separately listing cases, constitutions, statutes, court rules, and other authorities cited;

“(B) State each point under a separate heading or subheading summarizing the point, and support each point by argument and, if possible, by citation of authority; and

“(C) Support any reference to a matter in the record by a citation to the volume and page number of the record where the matter appears.”