Legal Opinion
Commissioner of Probation v. Adams
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 10, 2006No. 04-P-1261PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, 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 *726in a romantic relationship. Adams ended the relationship because Jones’s violence and threats of violence caused her to fear for her life and safety. On October 30, 2002, Adams obtained an emergency abuse protection order against Jones pursuant to G. L.…
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