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San Bernardino Warrant Cleared

Today I cleared a warrant in Rancho Cucamonga (San Bernardino County) for a client who lives in Arizona. He was an Uber driver, and last month a warrant appeared on his background check. He had been given a misdemeanor ticket for possession of a drug paraphernalia in 2019. He went to Court on the date from his ticket and no case had been filed. After that, he moved out of town. The warrant didn’t appear on his record until last month, apparently the D.A. waited almost a year before filing the case.

San Bernardino is back to allowing attorney’s to calendar warrants on the same day. I drove out there, added the case onto the calendar, and then went to Court- which was outside! The Judge agreed to dismiss the case if the client goes to 10 NA meetings before November 11th, the warrant was cleared and the client is back to work driving for Uber! It cost him 500 dollars and took three days.

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Clearing and Fixing Warrants: Last Week

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Last week I cleared multiple warrants in Compton and San Fernando. The client with a warrant in Compton contacted me early Monday morning. She had a job waiting for her, but an old warrant needed to be cleared on a DUI- the client owed 1800 in fines and fees. She contacted me on Monday, paid, and I calendared the case for Thursday (two days in advance in Los Angeles these days.) I appeared in Compton and cleared the bench warrant. It was the client’s second violation of probation- the case is already five years old. The client needed proof that the bench warrant was fixed, and I sent her a court docket the next day and she started work the following Monday.

On Friday I went to San Fernando to help a client who had an underage dui and a subsequent driving on a suspended licence- both cases “open” and with pending arrest warrants. Both cases were two years old. I went to court for the client on Friday and the Judge refused to lift the warrant without the client being present. I was ready for that- the last time I was in San Fernando clearing a warrant, the Judge made my client fly out from Idaho. We went back to Court yesterday, and the Judge lifted the warrant no problem. The City Attorney agreed to drop one of the cases to an infraction (VC23140)

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Cleared: 10 Year Old DUI Warrant in San Diego

Today I cleared a 10 year old DUI warrant in San Diego. Old warrants are a common reason for calling- I’ve cleared 30 year old warrants. In this case, the client picked up a couple DUI’s in San Diego, but then moved to a different Southern California county, where he was unable to comply with the many onerous requirements of a second time DUI conviction: 96 hours custody, public work service, over three thousand dollar fine.

Fortunately for my client, central San Diego court house is a great place to clear an old warrant because of the frequent tourist and military defendants who may have little or no attachment to San Diego. Today, the client was able to clear his decade old warrant without having to travel to San Diego- saved him a full day at work. It’s not always so easy! He paid 500 dollars.

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True Stories 2: Four Year Old Warrant of Arrest in Orange County

 

Emily X. called me last month with a tough situation- a four year old warrant of arrest in Orange County (Harborside Justice Center/Newport Beach) for failure to complete her 18 month second offender DUI class.  Emily had been living in fear for the last four years, as she raised her son as a single mother- with the warrant out she was afraid of being arrested, but she was also afraid that the Judge in Orange County would send her to jail for failing to clear the warrant.

I charged her 500- standard for a probation revocation, and told her I would go down to Harborside Justice Center by myself the first time, put the case on calendar and talk to the Judge.  Not all Judges will clear warrants without the client present- Orange County is particularly bad in this regard, but even if the Judge won’t clear the warrant, he or she will give an idea of what the punishment is likely to be.

Last month I went down there and the Judge surprisingly cleared the warrant, and agreed to set the revocation hearing out a month, so that Emily could see her kid graduate Junior High.  I’d advised her that jail was a real possibility, and I always want my clients prepared for the worst.   Today was the day of the revocation hearing.

We lucked out and got a visiting Judge- especially in Orange County- getting a Judge other than the “usual” Judge hearing a probation revocation is a win- they are never harsher than the original Judge, and usually they go a lot easier.  Such was the case here, the Judge didn’t even violate Emily, and let her off with 40 hours of community service.

Unfortunately, Emily waited too long to go back to the class, so she has to do the 18 months all over again.  That’s a drag.  When I asked Emily if I could share her story on this blog she said, “Of course- it went a lot better then I was expecting, I’m glad you prepared me for the worst, but now I feel great. I’m so glad it’s over!”