MOTION TO SEAL RECORD DOCKET NO(s). under G.L. c. 276, § 100C or c. 94C, § 44 DEFENDANT'S NAME Massachusetts Trial Court District Court Department COURT DIVISION On _______________________ , _______ , the criminal charge(s) against me, with the docket number(s) listed above, terminated in: G G G G a finding or verdict of not guilty. a dismissal by a judge. a nolle prosequi (dismissal by the prosecutor). a finding of no probable cause. 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.) PETITIONER'S SIGNATURE DATE SIGNED UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY. x ORDER OF COURT AFTER PRELIMINARY HEARING OR PETITIONER'S WAIVER G After preliminary hearing and pursuant to Globe Newspaper Co. v. Pokaski, 868 F.2d 497 (1st Cir. 1989), and Commonwealth v. Doe, 420 Mass. 142 (1995), the Court finds that no prima facie case in favor of sealing has been shown, and the motion is therefore DENIED SUMMARILY. G After petitioner's waiver of preliminary hearing and pursuant to Globe Newspaper Co. v. Pokaski, 868 F.2d 497 (1st Cir. 1989), and Commonwealth v. Doe, 420 Mass. 142 (1995), the Court finds that no prima facie case in favor of sealing has been shown, and the motion is therefore DENIED SUMMARILY. G The Court finds that a prima facie case that sealing the record will effectuate a compelling government interest has been shown, and the motion is therefore continued for at least 7 days to ________________ , 20_____ at __________ A.M./P.M. FOR A FULL HEARING. 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 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. JUDGE'S SIGNATURE DATE 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 G DATE The motion is DENIED after full hearing. The motion is ALLOWED after full hearing; findings of fact and order are attached. JUDGE'S SIGNATURE x American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com