Fill and Sign the Sample Motion to Seal Record Form

MOTION TO SEAL RECORD under G.L. c. 276, § 100C or c. 94C, § 44 DOCKET NO(s). Massachusetts Trial Court District Court Department DEFENDANT’S NAMECOURT DIVISION On _______________________ , _______ , the criminal charge(s) against me with the docket number(s) listed above terminated in: G a finding or verdict of not guilty. G a finding of no probable cause. G a dismissal by a judge, without my having been placed on probation. G a nolle prosequi (dismissal by the prosecutor). I therefore respectfully request this Court to order that the record(s) of the criminal charge(s) be sealed, for the following specific reasons: ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________ (Attach additional pages as necessary.) DATE PETITIONER’S SIGNATURE SIGNED UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY. x ORDER OF COURT AFTER PRELIMINARY HEARING G The Court finds that no prima facie case in favor of sealing has been shown, and the motion is therefore DENIED SUMMARILY pursuant to Globe Newspaper Co. v. Pokaski, 868 F.2d 497 (1st Cir. 1989), and Commonwealth v. Doe, 420 Mass. 142 (1995). G The Court finds that a prima facie case in favor of sealing has been shown, and the motion is therefore SCHEDULED FOR A FULL HEARING on ______________ , 20 ____ at ________ A.M./P.M. The clerk-magistrate shall give the probation department and the district attorney’s office notice of the hearing, and shall post a copy of the motion on a public bulletin board until the hearing. The district attorney’s office shall give notice to the victim, if any. DATE JUDGE’S SIGNATURE x ORDER OF COURT AFTER FINAL HEARING Pursuant to Globe Newspaper Co. v. Pokaski, 868 F.2d 497 (1st Cir. 1989), and Commonwealth v. Doe, 420 Mass. 142 (1995): G The motion is DENIED after full hearing. G The motion is ALLOWED after full hearing; findings of fact and order are attached. DATE JUDGE’S SIGNATURE x