Johnson v. Brim CA2/2

Filed 11/19/21 Johnson v. Brim CA2/2 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

MICHELLE A. JOHNSON, B307921

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. v. 20TRRO00274)

RONNISHA L. BRIM,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Charles Q. Clay III, Judge. Affirmed. Ronnisha L. Brim, in pro. per., for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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Plaintiff and respondent Michelle Johnson (plaintiff) obtained a three-year civil harassment protective order against defendant and appellant Ronnisha Brim (Brim). Brim appeals, arguing that the order is not supported by substantial evidence. We conclude there was sufficient evidence and affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY I. Facts Brim is married to plaintiff’s ex-boyfriend Edward Harrison, the father of plaintiff’s one-year-old son. In early April 2020, plaintiff was letting Harrison stay at her home after Brim “put him out.” On April 10, 2020, Brim broke the windows and sliced the tire of Harrison’s car where it was parked around the corner from plaintiff’s building. Plaintiff drove Harrison to work that night for his graveyard shift at Home Depot, and Brim picked him up in the morning and drove him back to retrieve his vehicle. When Brim and Harrison arrived back at his car on the morning of April 11, 2020, plaintiff came outside and asked Harrison for child support money he owed her. Brim kept “yapping” at plaintiff during this exchange, telling her, “You’re mad. You’re mad.” Plaintiff told them to go to an ATM so Harrison could get her money. Brim and Harrison left in Brim’s car, then returned. As plaintiff approached Brim’s car to see if they had her money, two other cars pulled up and a group of people who identified themselves as Brim’s cousins got out, stating that Brim had called them for assistance. Brim yelled and cursed at plaintiff, saying plaintiff was mad because Brim took her “ ‘baby daddy’ ” away, then “jumped on” her, along with the cousins. First Brim ran up and “socked” plaintiff in the left eye with a closed fist, then the rest of the