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Facts

• The case involves a dispute between Joe Y. Arredondo (Plaintiff-Appellee) and Jose Arredondo, Jr. (Defendant-Appellant) related to an order of protection. The Defendant appealed against an order extending the Plaintiff's order of protection and an order rejecting the Defendant's claim that the Plaintiff committed an act of domestic abuse. The incident leading to these orders involved the Defendant alleging that the Plaintiff threatened and harassed him while he was doing yard work outside of the Defendant's residence.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]
• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the evidence was not sufficient to support the extended order of protection and challenged the rejection of his claim that the Plaintiff was the abuser in the case. The Defendant also raised issues regarding the credibility of evidence and alleged limitations on discovery or use of certain exhibits.

Legal Issues

• Whether the evidence was sufficient to support the extended order of protection against the Defendant.
• Whether the district court erred in rejecting the Defendant's claim that the Plaintiff was the abuser.
• Whether the district court's exhibit rulings or alleged limitations on discovery demonstrated bias or violated the Defendant's constitutional rights.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's order extending the Plaintiff's order of protection and the order rejecting the Defendant's claim of domestic abuse by the Plaintiff.

Reasons

• The Court, comprising Judges Zachary A. Ives, J. Miles Hanisee, and Katherine A. Wray, provided the following reasons for their decision:
  The appellate court resolves disputes of facts in favor of the prevailing party and indulges all reasonable inferences in support of that party, noting that substantial evidence supports the district court's decision (para 2).
  The Court declined to reweigh the facts of the incident or assess the credibility of witnesses, as these are responsibilities of the trier of fact. The district court had viewed a video of the incident before making its determination (paras 3-4).
  Regarding the Defendant's challenges to exhibit rulings and alleged discovery limitations, the Court found that the Defendant had not established the relevance of the contested materials to the issue at hand or provided an adequate foundation for their admission. The Court also rejected the argument that the district court's rulings demonstrated bias or violated constitutional rights, emphasizing that adverse rulings do not establish judicial bias (paras 5-6).
  The Court affirmed the district court's orders based on the reasons stated above, indicating that the Defendant's memorandum in opposition and motion for rehearing, which was construed as part of his opposition, did not demonstrate any error in fact or law that would warrant a different outcome (para 7).