Nov 20, 2008 11:26 am US/Pacific
Jennifer Garner Wins Order Against Alleged Stalker
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Jennifer Garner arrives at the 80th Annual Academy Awards.
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Jennifer Garner has won a restraining order from a man she says has been stalking her for years.
An attorney for Garner appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Thursday morning and won three years of protection for Garner, husband Ben Affleck and their daughter, Violet.
Garner petitioned for protection earlier this month from 36-year-old Steven R. Burky, who she says has been harassing her since 2002.
Garner wrote in a sworn that she believed Burky's "obsessive, threatening and stalking behavior" posed a threat to her and her family.
The former star of the television series "Alias," Garner has also appeared in recent films such as "Juno" and "The Kingdom."
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