Overview
- Plymouth Superior Court Judge Mark C. Gildea set an in‑person hearing and ordered all parties and lawyers to file sworn certifications after he was told his June 8 order sealing records tied to investigator Michael Proctor may have been violated.
- Gildea’s June 8 impoundment covered Proctor materials, including medical documentation, and the judge has barred further discovery from the person whose information was sealed.
- It is not yet clear what, if any, sealed material reached the public or who the judge suspects violated the impoundment order.
- Proctor, a former Massachusetts State Police trooper who was fired after misconduct findings, was deposed last week and has had years of offensive texts and audio attached to court filings.
- The hearing could reshape access to key evidence and witness credibility in the O'Keefe wrongful‑death case and related civil suits, and it may prompt further court sanctions or administrative review of investigators' conduct.