In May 2016 an Israeli man petitioned for a restraining order against God. Apparently the plaintiff, identified as Mr. David Shoshan, represented himself at a court hearing in Haifa, a port city in the north of Israel. The report noted that God was not present to defend himself. (Of course maybe God was present but didn't feel a need to defend himself).

Mr. Shoshan told the court that God had been treating him "harshly and not nicely"—though no specific details were given about what exactly had happened to make him feel this way. Mr. Shoshan also explained that he had made several attempts to contact police to report God's alleged crimes, and that patrol cars had been sent to his house on 10 occasions. Police advised Shoshan to try taking out a restraining order.

The request for a restraining order was denied by the presiding Judge Ahsan Canaan, who said the request was "delusional" and that the petitioner required help from sources outside of the court.