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Jones v. Gallagher

Citations

  • 54 Mass. App. Ct. 883
  • 768 N.E.2d 1088
  • 2002 Mass. App. LEXIS 745

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the judge is not to make this decision based upon the existence of an earlier order, or evidence at a previous hearing, but to make a determination on the basis of the current situation
  • noting negative effect of order on future c. 209A proceedings and bail hearings, as well as criminal jeopardy subjecting defendant to warrantless arrest
  • “The mere fact that a c. 209A order issued in the past, standing alone, is not enough for a judge to conclude, on a request for renewal, that ‘additional time [is] reasonably necessary to protect the plaintiff.’ G. L. c. 209A, § 3”

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Judges: Mills

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Cites

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