Attorney Clark moved to live with her friend Merry West at the Rossmoor senior community center. This co-habitation arrangement was allegedly pursuant to an oral agreement, an unsigned written agreement, and a signed "Rossmoor Co-Resident Agreement" which allowed West to terminate the agreement "at any time, on 30 days notice" (Compl. ¶ 26). Following several altercations, during which West asked plaintiff to move out, a state temporary restraining order was issued against plaintiff due to plaintiff's alleged elder abuse of West. Following a hearing in state court, a permanent restraining order was granted against plaintiff, who then unsuccessfully appealed to the state court of appeal and state supreme court.