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Smith v. Smith

Facts

Joshua Thaddeus Smith was charged with multiple counts of rape involving his wife's daughter. His wife, Sandra, filed for a DVPO against him, citing fear of retaliation and a history of domestic violence. The trial court issued a temporary protection order and scheduled a hearing. Joshua requested multiple continuances of the DVPO hearing, arguing that the pending criminal case infringed on his rights. The court ultimately denied his requests for further delays and issued a one-year protection order.

On November 16, 2015, the State charged Joshua with multiple counts of rape of a child involving his wife's daughter. In March 2016, Sandra, Joshua's wife, reported to the police that Joshua had asked her to give false testimony in his criminal case. The police arrested Joshua for tampering with a witness. Sandra, acting pro se, filed a petition seeking a DVPO against him, stating that she was �cared he will retaliate against me.�,Sandra Lynn Smith prevailed in the case because the court found that the factors weighed against granting Joshua a stay

Issue

Whether the trial court abused its discretion by denying Joshua's requests for a continuance of the DVPO proceedings while his criminal case was pending.

Joshua contends that the trial court abused its discretion in granting a one-year protection order while his parallel criminal matter was pending.

Rule

The trial court must conduct an on-the-record balancing of eight nonexclusive factors before granting or denying a motion to stay civil proceedings when parallel criminal proceedings are pending.

In Olympic Pipe Line , this court held that the trial court must conduct an on-the-record balancing of eight nonexclusive factors before granting or denying a motion to stay the civil proceeding when parallel criminal proceedings are pending.

Analysis

The court analyzed the eight factors relevant to the stay request, concluding that the minimal infringement on Joshua's Fifth Amendment rights did not outweigh Sandra's interest in proceeding expeditiously with the DVPO. The court emphasized that DVPO proceedings are special and impose less burden on a defendant's rights compared to other civil proceedings. The court found that the delays caused by Joshua's requests for continuances were detrimental to Sandra's access to justice.

The court analyzed the eight factors relevant to the stay request, concluding that the minimal infringement on Joshua's Fifth Amendment rights did not outweigh Sandra's interest in proceeding expeditiously with the DVPO.

Conclusion

The court affirmed the denial of the continuance of the DVPO proceeding and upheld the issuance of the protection order.

The court affirmed the denial of the continuance of the DVPO proceeding and upheld the issuance of the protection order.

Who won?

Sandra Lynn Smith prevailed in the case because the court found that the factors weighed against granting Joshua a stay, allowing her to proceed with the DVPO.

allowing her to proceed with the DVPO."

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