S93
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
NORFOLK, ss. SUPERIOR COURT
CRIMINAL ACTION
2-00117 :
COMMONWEALTH
vs
KAREN READ
ORDER OF IMPOUNDMENT
After review of Defendant’s motion for sanctions and for disqualification of the Norfolk
County District Attorney and memorandum in support thereof (paper #190) filed during the late
afternoon of January 5, 2023, this court orders the motion and memorandum be impounded,
pursuant to Trial Court Rule VIII, Uniform Rules on Impoundment Procedure.’ I find that there
is good cause to impound the motion and memorandum to protect the integrity of the federal
grand jury proceedings referenced by counsel. New England Internet Café, LLC v. Clerk of the
Superior Court for Criminal Business in Suffolk County, 462 Mass. 76 (2012). The order of
impoundment shalt be in effect until after the motion hearing scheduled on January 18, 2024.
SO ORDERED
(sf Beverly J. Cannone
Justice of the Superior Court
Dated; January 8, 2024
’Rule 7 (a) of the Uniform Rules on Impoundment Procedure provides that a court may enter an
impoundment order “for good cause shown and in accordance with applicable law.”