Minutes ticked by, and more people started to sit on the ground. A toddler tugged at her mom’s shirt, upset, and started moaning, “Mommy, mommy,” over and over again.Īt one point, the traffic court cashier opened her office door, stuck her head out into the hallway, and snappily asked, “Whoever is banging on the wall, please stop.” Everyone looked around befuddled. About half had their cell phones out, texting or playing games. Several had resorted to sitting on the floor. About 40 people lined the sides of the hallways outside the traffic courtroom. “If I had to choose one word to describe the mood right now, it would be ‘frustrated.’” At around 10:30, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, he sighed. He didn’t know he’d have to wait for the trials to finish up first. O’Callaghan said the instructions about appearing in court said to arrive before 9, so he was here at 8:50. But in many ways, his sentiments are the same. He grew up in Dublin, Ireland, and has never, before today, been inside a courthouse for a ticket. Padraig O’Callaghan comes from a different world than Kirkwood. “They think they can talk to you any kind of way, like you’re a kid. “Then they need to change the way they talk to people,” Kirkwood continued. People who come to plead guilty or not guilty have to wait in the hallway until the trials are done-usually about a two-hour process.
In the Compton Courthouse, traffic court does begin at 9, but only for people with trials. We’re out here at 8 in the morning, and things don’t start until 11.” He thinks traffic court could be better with a few improvements. Kirkwood’s got his complaints, but he’s also got ideas.
It was his excess talking that eventually got him kicked out. “I could be out here for four hours while he’s handcuffed and going to jail,” he said. He said he doesn’t trust what goes on inside those rooms. Kirkwood ignored the rule and went in with his brother. Before the arraignments began, the bailiff was clear about not coming in the courtroom unless your name was posted on a list by the door.
Earlier he was kicked out of the room where his brother was giving his plea. Indeed, no love seems lost between Kirkwood and the Compton Courthouse. I’m in a no-win situation with this court.” “If I go to commit a crime to try and pay off this ticket, then what? I’m gonna go back to jail, right? If I don’t pay the ticket, then they’re going to track me down and I’ll go to jail. “If I don’t have money to pay them, how am I going to pay them?” Kirkwood asked. He’s not sure how much the ticket will cost him, but he’s failed to appear at several previous hearings and figures he owes at least a couple hundred dollars by now. But later in the week he’s got his own traffic arraignment downtown for a Metro ticket. He’s not actually at the Compton Courthouse for himself. If bringing in copies is not possible, bring the transaction number for the eFiled ex parte documents.The way William Kirkwood sees it, he’s going to end up back in jail either way. You must come into court with copies of their file stamp accepted document on the proper day it was noticed. During that process, the clerk will schedule your hearing. Instead, you must *eFile* your Ex Parte documents with the Court. There may be specific and important conditions associated with certain motions and proceedings.Įx Parte Hearings Ex Parte hearings are NOT reserved via CRS.
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