www.westernjournal.com/dem-congresswoman-files-is-denied-restraining-order-against-trans-ex-intern/
A Democratic congresswoman filed for a restraining order against a former transgender intern, but a New Mexico judge scrapped it Wednesday.
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a candidate for governor of New Mexico and chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, sought the order against Riley Del Rey, who filed a complaint with the House’s Office of Compliance alleging that Lujan Grisham fired him for being transgender, Roll Call reported.
The congresswoman “believes Ms. Del Rey intends to cause her serious harm or her behavior will harm other people in public settings,” she said in court documents, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
Del Rey interrupted the congresswoman’s speech at a pre-primary convention on March 10 and was arrested and charged with misdemeanor disturbing the peace. Lujan Grisham said in a complaint that Del Rey also disrupted an event in February.
The restraining order was granted Friday before a judge said it wasn’t necessary because the arrest already triggered a stay-away order
On Tuesday, The House’s Office of Compliance held a mediation on the workplace discrimination complaint, but Lujan Grisham wrote in court papers that she would “not be personally participating in the mediation for safety reasons.”