Has anyone filed a "civil restraining order" by yourself, without a help
of lawyer ?  This is not a domestic or family related. I basically hit
this guy accidentally with a tennis ball during a tennis match.
He has not sued me yet(probably he does not have a case) but
has been harrassing/stalking me. It's been over 1 year and 4 months
and I have enough of this guy's bullshit. 

So I'm thinking about filing a civil restraining order. I live
in california(orange county). I'd like to hear about some experiences
from people who filed a civil restraining order preferrably by themselves
without a lawyer.  Is it doable ? Is there any on and off line guide for
a non-lawyer average person like me to file a restraining order ???

Thanks

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 23 Oct 2006 06:19 PDT

I have not had the misfortune of having to do this myself but I do
know that it is "doable". Here are the forms you will need. Simply
follow the instructions on each of the forms. You will need to fill
out and submit a DV-100 and possibly a DV-110 and DV-120 depending on
your circumstances.

http://www.occourts.org/scripts/formsearch.pl?PacketNum=L29

This is set up by the Superior Court as a "do-it-yourself" kit for
people just like you in an effort to help streamline the judicial
process in Orange County and other California jurisdictions. Please
let me know if this works for you as an answer.

Regards;
tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Question by ultradr-ga on 23 Oct 2006 19:04 PDT

Thanks for the link. I wanted to read/hear from people who 
have actual expeirences of filing the order by themselves.
But I don't get such replies, I'll chose yours as an answer.

Thanks,
P.S. This is 1st time I posted on Google Answers.
     I have no ideas on how I choose answer(and pay) and
     how much time  have before this question expires....

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 24 Oct 2006 16:39 PDT

Hello again ultradr-ga:

Your question, if left unanswered, will expire on 22 Nov 2006 at 01:31
Pacific Standard Time.

If a researcher posts an answer he or she will do so from their end.
There is nothing you will need to physically do at your end in terms
of forum interaction in order to pay for the services. If no one posts
an answer and you choose to accept information that has been offered
you simply post a clarification (as you did previously) letting the
researcher know that it is agreeable for him or her to pursue the
offered avenue of research.

Keep in mind that if/when an answer is posted your final rating of
your experience here be based on how well you think the researcher
performed for 75% of the $10 you offered (Google Answers gets the
rest). Your rating then should reflect how pleased you are for $7.50
worth of work.

Are you up to speed now? If you have anymore questions just ask. We'll
be happy to help.

tutuzdad-ga

I have a friend who has. It is not hard at all. Just go to your local
courthouse and fill the required paper work out. I believe it is like
$25.00 or so. It is just as accurate as filing one with a lawyer.
I hope this helps you out.