Aflalo v. Ahluwalia CA2/1

Filed 6/22/23 Aflalo v. Ahluwalia CA2/1 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 ONE

LAURA AFLALO, B320338

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 21STRO06579)

v.

HARMEET AHLUWALIA,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Doreen B. Boxer, Judge Pro Tempore. Affirmed. Harmeet Ahluwalia, in pro. per., for Defendant and Appellant. Bradley, Gmelich & Wellerstein, Peter H. Crossin, and Mellania E. Safarian for Plaintiff and Respondent. __________________________________

Appellant Harmeet Ahluwalia appeals the trial court’s grant of respondent Laura Aflalo’s request for a civil harassment restraining order against her. Although she appeared at and participated in the hearing on Aflalo’s request, Ahluwalia contends the court’s order must be reversed because she was not personally served with the request. We conclude Ahluwalia both waived and forfeited this argument, and therefore affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1

A. Proceedings Below In November 2021, Aflalo filed a request for a civil harassment restraining order against Ahluwalia. In December 2021, Aflalo filed a Proof of Service claiming Ahluwalia was personally served with this request. In February 2022, the trial court heard Aflalo’s request.2 Ahluwalia appeared in propria persona and made a request to continue the matter, which the court denied. Aflalo then testified and was cross-examined by Ahluwalia. After both sides rested, the court granted Aflalo’s request for a civil harassment restraining order. Ahluwalia timely appealed.