A.H. v. District Columbia

The defendant appeals from an order entered September 2, 2016, denying her third motion for a new hearing (styled as a "motion for new trial"), seeking to vacate an extended abuse prevention order issued after a hearing on July 19, 2012, pursuant to G. L. c. 209A (order). She now argues that the judge committed six errors: (1) service of the order was invalid; (2) she was denied a full hearing on the merits, thus violating her due process rights; (3) the judge failed to confirm the (non)existence of a purported Pennsylvania protective order; (4) the judge misapplied the standard of proof in…