S-25-0064 and S-25-0065 Jordyn Flinn (Appellee) v. Adam and Amy Strode (Appellants)
Appeal the District Court for Lancaster County, Judge Susan I. Strong
Attorneys: Trevin H. Preble & Cohen W. Preble (Preble Law Firm, PC, LLO for Appellee) and Erik W. Fern (Keating, O’Gara, Nedved & Peter, PC, LLO for Appellants)
Civil: Harassment protection order
Proceedings Below: Appellee sought a harassment protection order against Appellants, and an ex parte protection order was entered. After requesting a hearing, Appellants argued that they had a legitimate purpose for their actions, and the district court affirmed the harassment protection order against them. On its own motion, the Nebraska Supreme Court ordered this case to be transferred from the docket of the Nebraska Court of Appeals to its docket.
Issues: Appellants assign the following errors: 1) The trial court erred by affirming its ex parte order and entering a harassment protection order based on insufficient evidence of harassment when the conduct is viewed objectively; and 2) The trial court erred by disregarding the requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-311.02 that the alleged conduct constituting the harassment objectively “serves no legitimate purpose.”