Information on Restraining Orders Below is current information as of May 8, 2020 for COVID-19 restraining order procedures in Chelsea District Court and the divisions of the Municipal Court. Advocates at our Chelsea and BMC offices are available for additional information and support. In an emergency, call 911.

Suffolk County District New Paperwork Intial Hearing by Failure to dial in Court Phone How is an initial RO How are extension hearings Requests outside of Copies of paperwork Court Name Court Address Attorney's Phone Completed in Person, Phone or in on initial or Number hearing scheduled? scheduled? court hours? provided? Number by Phone, or by Email? Person? subsequent date

Once plaintiff completes paperwork, a Court Officer Brookline District Court: 360 Contact Boston Police A failure to dial in is will provide the plaintiff At the end of the initial hearing Brighton Washington Street, 617-782-6521 617-782-5236 Completed in person By Phone Department Area D-14 Yes treated as a failure with date, time, and contact and each subsequent hearing. Brookline, MA 02445 for assistance. to appear. info regarding remote hearing.

Once plaintiff completes Edward W. Brooke paperwork, a Court Officer A failure to dial in is Courthouse: 24 New Central 617-788-8600 617-227-7849 Completed in person By Phone will provide the plaintiff By phone Yes treated as a failure Chardon Street, Boston, MA with date, time, and contact to appear. 02114 info for remote hearing.

Upon submission of the Yes, if RO is issued, the paperwork via email, clerk's Central Division: 3 City Completed by email (email clerk will e-mail a copy office will contact the Charlestown Square, Charlestown, MA 617-242-5400 617-725-8720 address provided by By Phone By phone and then mail the plaintiff with date, time, 02129 phone) original copy to the and contact info for remote plaintiff. hearing.

Contact Chelsea or By phone. If it is related to a Once paperwork is Revere Police criminal case on for arraignment Chelsea District Court: 120 completed over the phone, Departments. Either If both parties fail that day, then the RO is typically Chelsea Broadway, Chelsea, MA 617-660-9200 617-884-2200 Completed by phone By Phone clerk will contact plaintiff Police Department will Yes, if RO is issued. to phone in, RO issued to the next court date. If it 02150 with date, time, and contact contact an on-call expires. is not, then it typically gets a 14- info for a remote hearing. judge for a telephonic day date for two-party hearing. hearing.

V.6, Updated: 5/8/2020 Suffolk County District New Paperwork Intial Hearing by Failure to dial in Court Phone How is an initial RO How are extension hearings Requests outside of Copies of paperwork Court Name Court Address Attorney's Phone Completed in Person, Phone or in on initial or Number hearing scheduled? scheduled? court hours? provided? Number by Phone, or by Email? Person? subsequent date

For the 10 day returns and 1 year If the court can't returns, the clerk’s office will call Once paperwork is Contact Police reach the parties, the plaintiff in the morning to see completed over the phone, Department. Boston Yes, parties can arrange or someone fails to Dorchester Division: 510 if he/she wants the extension. If clerk will contact plaintiff Police Department will to pick up the call in, the court is Dorchester Washington Street, 617-288-9500 617-287-1195 Completed by phone By Phone he/she wants the extension, the later that day with date, then contact on-call paperwork at the front informed and Dorchester, MA 02124 clerk will then contact the time, and contact info for a judge for a telephonic door of the courthouse. judges are making defendant to see if he/she wants remote hearing. hearing. decision on case-to- to be heard. Then a call will be case basis. scheduled on the Bridge Line.

Once paperwork is completed the Court Officer Division: 37 provides plaintiff with date, East Boston Meridian Street, East Boston, 617-569-7550 617-567-8650 Completed in person By Phone time, and contact info MA 02128 regarding remote RO hearing.

Once paperwork is completed over the phone, Yes, corresponding Roxbury Division: 85 Warren clerk will later that day The ten day hearing is also originals are mailed to Roxbury 617-427-7000 617-445-8618 Completed by phone By Phone Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 contact plaintiff with date, conducted telephonically. the plaintiff and time, and contact info for defendant. hearing.

Once the plaintiff and clerk Division: 535 complete the paperwork, South Boston East Broadway, South 617-268-9292, ext. 3 617-269-7777 Completed by phone By Phone the clerk patches the Boston, MA 02127 plaintiff to a hearing via a bridge line.

By phone. If one of the parties In person via a Once the plaintiff completes Contact local police Division: 445 appears at the courthouse, she is A failure to dial in is conference call the paperwork, the clerk station to be put in West Roxbury Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA 617-971-1214 617-522-4471 Completed in person asked for her phone number and Yes, if RO is issued. treated as a failure within the will set up a conference call contact with the on- 02130 asked to attend the hearing from a to appear. courthouse with the judge in session. call judge. remote location (phone or vehicle)

V.6, Updated: 5/8/2020