Tronson v. Ortiz CA2/2

Filed 1/12/22 Tronson v. Ortiz CA2/2 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

FIONA TRONSON, B307881

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 20CHRO00563) v.

RUBEN ORTIZ, JR.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Michelle S. Short, Judge. Affirmed.

David D. Diamond for Defendant and Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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Ruben Ortiz, Jr. (Ortiz), appeals from a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) issued against him, after a contested hearing, for the protection of Fiona Tronson (Tronson), her mother Alicia Tronson, her father Steve Tronson, and her brother Pierre Tronson,1 all of whom reside in the same household. We find no error and therefore affirm the order.

BACKGROUND Ortiz and Tronson are former coworkers who had a dating relationship that ended in November 2018. For a few months after the relationship ended, Ortiz repeatedly called Tronson. Ortiz told Tronson he was going to kill himself and that she needed to give him another chance. Tronson eventually stopped talking to Ortiz and blocked his calls. When Ortiz could no longer reach Tronson, he attempted to call from another number or sent her e-mails. In May 2019, Tronson met a man who obtained her phone number. Tronson declined the man’s subsequent attempt to meet with her again and told Ortiz about the incident. Shortly thereafter, Tronson began receiving threatening messages from an unidentified stalker. The stalker possessed private information about Tronson not available to her friends or to the general public. Tronson began to suspect that Ortiz was the stalker. She changed her telephone number and the harassing messages ceased. When Ortiz persuaded Tronson to give him her new phone number, the harassing messages resumed.