IDRIS I. v. HAZEL H.

IDRIS I. vs. HAZEL H., 100 Mass. App. Ct. 784

IDRIS I. vs. HAZEL H. [Note 1]

100 Mass. App. Ct. 784

January 13, 2022 - March 25, 2022

Court Below: District Court, Cambridge Division

Present: Rubin, Wolohojian, & Blake, JJ.

Abuse Prevention. Protective Order. Due Process of Law, Abuse prevention. Witness, Cross-examination. Practice, Criminal, Waiver.

A District Court judge erred in extending a G. L. c. 209A abuse prevention order against the defendant, where the judge failed to provide the defendant with a meaningful opportunity to be heard, given that the judge, who had not heard from the defendant…