Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

Permanent restraining order

Plaintiffs have a permanent (3 year) restraining order on me as of July 2003. I have never received any official documents or papers indicating that there is a restraining order on me, for what length of time, nor any terms of the order. Is this normal? The judge ordered the plaintiff's attorney to draw up the papers at the hearing in July but I have received nothing. I called the court clerk after 2 months and she said not to worry about it, all was in order. The temporary order had specific distances I had to stay away from places, as well as different people and places. I assume the permanent order is the same but I thought there would be official documentation served. Can you tell me what the typical procedure is after a civil hearing that results in a permanent restraining order?


Asked on 1/13/04, 1:32 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

Re: Permanent restraining order

Typically, the plaintiff will hang around after the hearing to get the order, and then will have to have a process server effect service on you. In Los Angeles, the orders usually are good for only three years from the hearing date.

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Answered on 1/13/04, 1:54 am


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