Case Alert: Bailey v. Murray (2024)

Case Explains That: 

• The Court Can Ask General, Open-Ended Questions of a Self-Represented Person and Still Be Neutral. 

• A Restrained Person Violates the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) When the Court Has Evidence of Gun Ownership and the Restrained Person Does Not Present Evidence to Deny It. 

• A Restrained Person Violates the TRO If They Do Not Properly Complete Their DV-800 Form to Show the Date and Time They Turned Over Their Firearms. 

• As Other Cases Have Already Held o Survivors Do Not Have to Put Every Act of Abuse in Their Request; Only Notice of the General Allegations 

o Violations of the TRO Are Abuse and a Court Can Grant a DVRO Based on That Abuse Alone