Salinas v. Cruz; The 2nd Court of Appeals of California Reverses Restraining Order Because Cross-Examination Was Barred The Court of Appeal for this district yesterday reversed a domestic violence restraining order because the bench officer refused to allow cross-examination of the accuser. Then-Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner James E. Blancarte (now a judge of that … Continue reading  Salinas v. Cruz; The 2nd Court of Appeals of California Reverses Restraining Order Because Cross-Examination Was Barred