Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- `` Modern Family '' actress Sarah Hyland asked for and received a temporary restraining order against her ex-boyfriend , actor Matthew Prokop , her lawyer said Tuesday . `` The documents speak for themselves , '' attorney Lee Sherman said in a statement sent to CNN . He declined to give details of what happened to bring the case before a Los Angeles judge . CNN was unable to obtain the judges order Tuesday evening , but celebrity news website TMZ published quotes from the document . `` His grip was so tight that I could not breathe or speak , '' Hyland , 23 , said in a sworn statement . `` I was scared and in fear for my life . '' Hyland said in her affidavit attached to her application for the protective order also said that Prokop `` relentlessly bombarded me with vile , threatening and emotionally disturbing texts and voice mails including his own suicide threats . '' Hyland will not speak publicly about the incident , Sherman said . `` Out of respect for the court , the process and all parties , I have advised Ms. Hyland not to comment on the matter . We request that you respect the parties ' privacy during this time . '' 'Modern Family 's ' Sarah Hyland reveals kidney transplant . Hyland , who plays Haley Dunphy on `` Modern Family , '' met Prokop , 24 , when they both auditioned for Disney 's `` High School Musical , '' according to People magazine . They split in August after five years of dating , the magazine said . Prokop 's representatives did not immediately respond to CNN 's request for comment . CNN 's Lorenza Brascia contributed to this report .
TMZ reports Hyland accuses Prokop of putting her in fear for her life . The two have been married since 2008 and share a son together. ` The documents speak for themselves , '' Hyland 's lawyer tells CNN . Hyland plays Haley Dunphy on `` Modern Family '' She met Prokop when they both auditioned for Disney 's `` High School Musical ''