S-20-0417 Keeley Brianne Hawkins (Appellee) v. Erick Delgado (Appellant)
Douglas County District Court, Hon. Thomas K. Harmon
Attorneys: Kristina B. Murphree, Steven J. Riekes (Marks Clare & Richards, LLC, for Appellee);
Carlos A. Monzón, David V. Chipman (Monzón, Guerra & Associates, for Appellant)
Civil: Harassment protection order
Proceedings Below: After granting an ex parte harassment protection order, the district court entered an order 1) overruling Appellant’s motion to dismiss the protection order, 2) denying Appellant’s application to stay the show cause hearing on the order pursuant to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), and 3) ordering the protection order to remain in effect for 1 year.
Issues on Appeal: Whether the district court 1) erred in finding there was sufficient evidence to support ordering the ex parte harassment protection order; and 2) abused its discretion in not staying the show cause hearing.