Nicolino v. Rey CA2/5
Petitioner and appellant Venus Nicolino (Nicolino) sought a civil harassment restraining order against her erstwhile personal assistant and personal manager, respondent Samantha Rey (Rey). Nicolino accused Rey of, among other things, being obsessed with Nicolino and accessing Nicolino’s electronic accounts after her employment ended. In response, Rey filed a declaration describing her employment with Nicolino, including assertions related to Nicolino’s mental health and marriage. The trial court denied Nicolino’s request for a restraining order—a ruling Nicolino never appealed. But Nicolino subsequently filed a motion to seal, essentially in toto, the declaration Rey filed in opposition to the restraining order request and Rey filed a motion for attorney fees for prevailing against Nicolino. The trial court denied the motion to seal and granted the motion for attorney fees, and we consider the correctness of both of these rulings.
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