COMMISSIONER OF PROBATION v. ADAMS

No. 04-P-1261.

65 Mass. App. Ct. 725 (2006)

COMMISSIONER OF PROBATION v. AMANDA ADAMS.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

March 10, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Lieber, Assistant Attorney General, for the plaintiff.

Mary Ann Chase for the defendant.

Present: Greenberg, Beck, & McHugh, JJ.


BECK, J.

In this case we are asked to decide whether a District Court judge has the inherent power to expunge a civil abuse protection order, issued pursuant to G. L. c. 209A, from the Statewide domestic violence registry when the order was obtained through fraud on the court. We hold that he does.

Introduction. Jake Jones and Amanda Adams were involved in a romantic relationship. Adams ended the relationship...

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