JUL 1, 2026

Judge summons all attorneys over the leak

In an in-person hearing, Judge Gildea sharply rebukes some 18 attorneys — all of whom denied leaking — warning that "the courtroom has become content and the law has become a spectacle." He pauses discovery involving Proctor and threatens to make it permanent.

JUN 30, 2026

Sworn certifications ordered

Gildea orders every party and counsel to file certifications under penalty of perjury detailing any knowledge of how the impounded material was shared.

JUN 8, 2026

Proctor's sealed records leaked

The court impounds Proctor's "sensitive and private medical" information after he moves to delay his deposition. About 30 minutes after the filing is emailed to attorneys, similar information appears on an X account.

JUN 5, 2026

Proctor moves to delay his deposition

Proctor files an emergency motion citing medical documentation and asks that those records be sealed.

2025–2026

Discovery and depositions proceed

With a lower civil burden of proof, the family's suit moves into discovery; Read can be compelled to testify under oath, unlike in the criminal case.

JUN 2025

Read acquitted in the criminal case

Read's criminal acquittal does not bar the civil wrongful-death action, which carries a lower standard of proof.

JAN 29, 2022

John O'Keefe found dead

The Boston police officer is found outside a fellow officer's Canton home; his family later brings a wrongful-death claim.