Dismissing A Protective Order and the Mota Case In Mota v. Mota, the Utah Court of Appeals addressed dismissing a protective order. Mota v. Mota, 2016 UT App 201 involved an interesting issue regarding dismissing a protective order. In April 2011, Jennifer Mota was at home holding the parties’ child. Lawrence Mota II threatened to commit suicide and picked up a handgun. When…