NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
23.0, as appearing in 97 Mass. App. Ct. 1017 (2020) (formerly known as rule 1:28,
as amended by 73 Mass. App. Ct. 1001 [2009]), are primarily directed to the parties
and, therefore, may not fully address the facts of the case or the panel's
decisional rationale. Moreover, such decisions are not circulated to the entire
court and, therefore, represent only the views of the panel that decided the case.
A summary decision pursuant to rule 23.0 or rule 1:28 issued after February 25,
2008, may be cited for its persuasive value but, because of the limitations noted
above, not as binding precedent. See Chace v. Curran, 71 Mass. App. Ct. 258, 260
n.4 (2008).
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
APPEALS COURT
23-P-1008
N.S.
vs.
S.S.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 23.0
The defendant, S.S., appeals from the extension on July 13,
2023, of a G. L. c. 258E harassment prevention order previously
entered against him on July 13, 2022. The extension order
commanded the defendant not to abuse, harass, or contact, and to
stay away from the plaintiff, N.S., for an additional six
months, until January 13, 2024. We affirm.
The plaintiff obtained a temporary order on an ex parte
basis and, following a two-party hearing held on July 13, 2022,
it was extended for one year. The defendant filed a timely
notice of appeal, and the clerk of the Superior Court assembled
the record and transmitted it to this Court on September 6,
2022. The defendant was required to take action to docket the
appeal within fourteen days, see Mass. R. A. P. 10 (a), as
appearing in 481 Mass. 1618 (2019), but he failed to do so and