MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER OF COURT

THOMAS M. DiGIROLAMO, Magistrate Judge.

This matter is before the Court on Defendant's motion to expunge his criminal record. ECF No. 10. The Government filed no opposition to the motion for expungement. No hearing is necessary. L.R. 105.6.

Defendant seeks expungement of charges of possession of a controlled substance and paraphernalia following dismissal of this case. Because there is no applicable statute providing for expungement in a case such as this one, the only available jurisdictional basis is the doctrine of ancillary jurisdiction. United States v. McKnight, 33 F.Supp.3d 577, 580 (D. Md. 2014).

Id. (quoting Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 379-80 (1994)). "[E]xpungement of an arrest record is more akin to, for example, modification or revocation of supervised release." Id. at 582. "Accordingly, the Court finds that the exercise of ancillary jurisdiction in the circumstances of this case falls within the second circumstance identified in Koklwnen." Id. "The authority to order expungement here is a logical and not unlawful extension of the court's authority to manage its proceedings, vindicate its authority, and (in particular) effectuate its decrees." Id. (footnote omitted); see Doe v. United States, 833 F.3d 192, 197 n.2 (2d Cir. 2016).

Moreover, grounds for expungement exist here. See McKnight, 33 F. Supp. 3d at 583. Federal courts may only grant expungement where a federal statute expressly permits expungement or where the court determines that extreme or exceptional circumstances warrant the exercise of its cquitable power to order this type of relief. Id. Equitable circumstances may exist in cases where the underlying arrest or conviction was unlawful and/or unconstitutional; government misconduct is alleged; the statute on which the arrest was based is subsequently found unconstitutional; or where a defendant has been denied a security clearance, specific job opportunities, or has otherwise been materially harmed by the presence of criminal records. Id. at 584. The Court finds that extreme or exceptional circumstances warrant the expungement of Defendant's charge, as the Government has filed no opposition to Defendant's Motion and the employment disadvantage of having such a record weighs heavily in favor of expungement. See id. at 587-88.

Accordingly, for the reasons stated above and in order to restore Defendant to the status he occupied before the institution of criminal proceedings, Defendant's Motion to Expunge (ECF No. 10) is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is directed to expunge from all official records all references to Defendant's charges for the offenses in violation numbers P0567334 and P0567335, the institution of criminal proceedings against Defendant, and the results thereof in 14-po-06163-TMD.