Free Petition Form for Sealing Non-Conviction Cases - Massachusetts

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TRIAL COURT OF MASSACHU-S OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PROBATION ONE ASHBURTON PLACE, ROOM 405 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108 617-727-5300

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Petition t o court to seal record of adult criminal andlor juvenile Massachusetts court appearances and dispositions. PETITIONER'S NAME: (Print)
(Last Name) (First Name)
(Middle Name)

Date of Birth

Alias/Maiden/Previous Name Mailing Address
(Number) (%reel)
(CllYI

(Slate)

(Zip Code)

Birthplace

Father's Name

Mother's Maiden Name

0Section lOOc - Chapter 276 (May Seal) Dismissed, except in cases where probation has been
imposed. Nolle Prosequi, No Probable Cause, Not Guilty. Section 34 - Chapter 94C (Drug controlled substance). (May Seal). First offense.

c Section 34 -Chapter 94C (Drugcontrolled substance). (Shall Seal). Possessionof marijuana, or controlled ]
substance in Class E.

0Section 44 - Chapter 94C (Drug controlled substance). (Shall Seal). Not guilty, complaint dismissed or
no1 prossed. Chapter 1102 of 1973 - Conviction of possession of marijuana prior to July 1 , 1972. (Shall Seal).

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Signalure of Pelilmner

Petition AllowedlDisallowed Upon a hearing on this matter on
I find that SEALING WAS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE A COMPELLING GOVERNMENTAL INTEREST.

lnstructions After the petition is allowed, send the white copy to the Clerk's Office, the yellow copy to the Commissioner of Probation and the pink copy ot the petitioner. All copies must be signed by the judge. The yellow copy must be signed by the Chief Probation Officer before being forwarded to the Office of the h n r n i s sioner of Probation.

Judge's Signature Date C.P.O. Signature Rec'd by Commissioner of Probation

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ABC Canning Company, Inc.
124 Mountainside Circle Anywhere, M A 01472 508-894-7777 April 29, 2005

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To Whom It May Conceni:

I have known Mary Moe for the last three years, ever since she was hired by our company
to work in the food preparation room at Al3C's factory. She has been an excellent worker,. and she was given a promotion last May and a raise in pay. Ms. Moe learns fast, she is very careful in her work, she is punctual, cooperative and gets along well with the other employees. Further, she has done all of this while, since September of 2003, she has been attending classes 4 nights a week with a view to getting a certificate in drug counselling. Ms. Moe is someone this company would like to keep indeed, I wish that she could be with AI3C until she reaches retirement!
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However, Ms. Moe has told me that in January she intends to leave this job and devote the next year or so to her studies, so that she can get her certificate and start looking for a job in her chosen field of work. It was in connection with her leaving that she asked me to write this letter of recommendation. We had a private conversation, and she shared with me information about her past, information which I did not know about when we hired her. (ABC does not do C O N checks, and we do not even ask about criminal records unless there is something about an applicant which makes us suspicious.) What I learned astounded me, not so much because of the extent of her past criminal record but because it indicated a lifestyle and a set of attitudes that have no relation to the responsible, hard-working person that she is now and has been as a top worker at ABC Canning Company for the last three years. Once in her life she was a slave to drugs, and this led her into bad company and into crime. But she did her time, and while she was in prison, she went through a drug rehab program which not only helped her to get permanently off drugs but also into a whole new, honest, serious, hardworking life style. She is quite clearlyiiow awholly different person from the one she was when her behaviors gave rise to her CORI. When Ms. Moe completes her course and gets her certification, she will be looking for a job. I hope that anyone considering her application will give major consideration not to her CON-past but to the person she is iiow.

Sincerely,

J. M. Pingree President