It is true that the City of Coalinga has filed a restraining order against one of its fine citizens. This individual has verbally threatened a city volunteer and a Coalinga City Councilman.
There are also several complaints from other residents allegedly filed with the Coalinga Police Department about this individual’s threats, verbal abuse, and, for lack of better term, rumor mongering.
Although this individual will most likely deny any wrong doing, they were observed in public making a threat in at least one case with the city manager present, along with the police commander, a hospital board member, a city volunteer, a council member, Coalinga Press, and two other individuals.
In that particular incident, the individual also made accusations against the “editor of a two page tabloid” which were verified as totally false as witnessed by those also at the incident. Anyone with questions should ask City manager, Marissa Trejo directly.
“The City has a legal obligation,” said Trejo, “to protect any City employee from harassment in relation to his/her employment.
“The City has to pay additional fees for the legal services required for this case” continued Trejo. “To date, the cost to the City for legal fees is $5,763. I would estimate another $1,500 for the hearing and a small amount for today. (Monday) That is for both restraining order cases.”
Although coughing desperately and seemingly dependent on an oxygen tank Monday, the following day seemed to other residents to have brought improved health and vigor to this fine citizen. [Photo on left by MBJ, Fresno Court on O Street. Photo on right: anonymous, Cafe 101, Coalinga]
What does the restraining order restrict this person from doing/attending?
What/who does it protect?
According to California Code, restraining order provides protection for someone from being physically or sexually abused, threatened, stalked, or harassed. The two sides of any case are the “protected person” which is the individual asking for protection and the other person is called “restrained person.” Sometimes, restraining orders will include an entire group, such as a family or, business or church. (www.courts.ca.gov/1260.htm)
There is a temporary restraining order which makes it unlawful for the individual to:
“Harass, intimidate, molest, attack, strike, stalk, threaten, assault (sexually or otherwise), hit, abuse, destroy personal property of, or disturb the peace of the person.
b. Commit acts of unlawful violence on or make threats of violence to the person.
c. Follow or stalk the person during work hours or to or from the place of work.
d. Contact the person, either directly or indirectly, by any means, including, but not limited to, in person, by telephone, in writing, by public or private mail, by interoffice mail, by e-mail, by text message, by fax, or by other electronic means.
e. Enter the person’s workplace.
The restrained person must also stay at least 100 yards away from both individuals named in the paperwork as well as their homes and workplaces.
After the judgment hearing (when it is finalized) if the judge does grant a protective order, the respondent will be prohibited from owning, possessing, purchasing, receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive a gun, other firearm, and ammunition while the protective order is
in effect. The respondent will also be ordered to turn in to law enforcement, or sell to or store with a licensed gun dealer, any guns or firearms within his or her immediate possession or control.