Criminal,
Constitutional Law,
Civil Litigation
Feb. 24, 2021
Restraining orders and the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution
This two-part article explores the effects of such an invocation in the civil proceeding when a parallel criminal action exists, and whether the invocation of that privilege constitutes good cause for a stay of the civil case.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Dean Hansell
Judge
Los Angeles Court Superior Court
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 1977
Pomona Courthouse South
Bryant Y. Yang
Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
UC Berkeley School of Law
California law permits a person to obtain a restraining order to prohibit unlawful conduct under certain circumstances. A person can seek protection from violence, threats of violence, and harassment under several civil statutes, including the Civil Harassment Restraining Order (CHRO) law, the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (DVPA), the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (EADACPA), the Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO) law, and the Workplace Vio...
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