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Judge Tammy Long Hayward heard the civil red-light and school-bus calendar April 28, 2025, in Clayton County State Court, Courtroom 304. She opened by explaining the statutory penalty for improperly passing a stopped school bus and the practical rule the court will apply: when there is a physical, nontraversable median separating opposing traffic, drivers on the opposite side need not stop; otherwise drivers must stop. \"It is a thousand dollar fine if you are found to have passed improperly passed a school bus,\" Hayward said; she added that the court cannot change that figure because \"it is in the law.\" (The transcript did not specify the precise statutory citation.)

The state and defense attorneys paired up for individual hearings and pre-hearing conferences. Where video evidence or affidavits showed drivers could not reasonably have stopped, Hayward granted appeals; where no affidavit or appearance was filed, the court denied them.

Notable outcomes recorded on the record:
- Appeals granted after review or hearing: Rachel Clark (appeal granted after review of affidavit), Stivette Dukes (appeal granted), Daphne Felicia Mitchell (appeal granted), Jessica Farnon (hearing and video review resulted in appeal granted), Deonte LaShawn Williams (90-day payment ordered but appeal status addressed), and several others who either had hearings or had appeals granted after technical review (including Kaitrian Broughton, Sierra Janae Lockhart and others whose technical issues were cited).
- Appeals denied for failure to appear or for lack of required affidavit: Desmond Cortez (no affidavit; appeal denied), Bish Pham Du (no affidavit; denied), Denasia Kamiyah Morris (appeal denied for failure to appear), among others.
- For defendants who accepted liability or for whom the court did not grant an appeal, Hayward set a 90-day payment period rather than longer payment plans: the judge repeatedly told those who \"will pay\" that the court would give 90 days to complete payment. Named defendants assigned 90 days to pay included Marie Olivia Bass, Ronnie Lee Billingsley, Ralph Andre Dortch, Linda Ann Evans, Laura Janine Ingram, Janae Rashaan Lawrence, Asia Nicole Pates, Shindrika Thompson, Latoya Salise Turner, Paula Renee Tyler and Deonte LaShawn Williams.

In individual hearings the judge also examined video timing and roadway geometry. In one video reviewed for Jessica Farnon the judge determined the driver was traveling at or near the speed limit and the bus's stop-arm and lights left too little distance/time to safely stop; Hayward granted Farnon's appeal on that record, noting the short time between the arm’s deployment and the car’s passage. In multiple hearings the judge said she was mindful of drivers traveling with the flow of traffic and sometimes encountering buses that were slowing or preparing to stop without discharging children; she signaled that close timing and the presence of medians could determine outcomes.

The court also addressed logistics: defendants given 90 days were instructed to provide an email for the clerk so they could receive the court order; several defendants provided email addresses to court staff. The state asked the court to grant certain appeals where technical problems (Zoom or video issues) made remote review unreliable; the judge granted several appeals on that basis.

Ending

The court granted and denied appeals based on the affidavits and video evidence presented and set 90-day payment orders for defendants who accepted liability. The judge reminded drivers to be attentive to school buses and to the presence of medians that may modify stopping obligations; she also reminded defendants that failure to pay after the 90-day window could trigger administrative consequences such as license holds or tax-refund actions through state agencies.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Clayton State 304's Personal Meeting Room","oneSentenceSummary","Judge Tammy Long Hayward heard the civil red-light and school-bus calendar April 28, 2025, in Clayton County State Court, Courtroom 304, and explained when drivers must stop for school buses and that the statutory penalty for passing a stopped school bus is $1,000.","taxTitle","Clayton County State Court 304, Texas Courts, Judicial, Texas","taxId",66308,"location","Texas","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":44,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6258406,"Clayton County court grants rule absolutes on bond-forfeiture calendar; judge directs bond-refund inquiries to sheriff",1191,3683000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3148297-b98c890a610210f159b2599de6a1a1fe&start=3683&end=4874","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3148297-b98c890a610210f159b2599de6a1a1fe/thumbnail_3683000.jpg","/articles/6258406/Texas/Clayton-County-court-grants-rule-absolutes-on-bond-forfeiture-calendar-judge-directs-bond-refund-inquiries-to-sheriff","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6258406-1cdb6dd95046d0344e8fdb88cb9cb12e/orig.mp4?Expires=1776005550&Signature=osnB4FagG1mzy80EQH9UOQHE~WqfrDqh7qJUz8ZfH8EfDRSE4LVOrqQ2ez9o56Y8sZY0qs6-DvJJI2uRzuJxOQ2VuaUO-1OlEAhL5xBH9a1UaZocUwreINCO8k8aq6JQzjvYXurS1Y6gUgjLcoUtgd4BNAfUwBMQthfmHrAkgxMtKI6N6qELRPi3--PXr5Sj0EEu6LP9iHzefSYpsLtEedLGKjCAOYkDrQ4lc1gerykVUTEhyQr3rE0b~LS17wnIy1R23-pDfShxBTG9~CYCl8NW6Fdz4LQH1ajXQd1h7x2vgM3VldH5l3pmnt8W4t475nZ2yqn~qO8YZX9jhUV2XQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Judge Tammy Long Hayward called the bond-forfeiture calendar at 11 a.m. April 28, 2025, in Clayton County State Court, Courtroom 304, and the state moved in several cases for \"rule absolute\" findings. The court granted rule absolute in multiple matters and closed other dockets, while noting several defendants were wanted or had been taken into custody by other counties.

\"Rule absolute will be granted,\" the judge said repeatedly as the state requested dispositions in individual cases. The court closed the files in several matters where consent orders or surety had been filed.

Several defendants were identified as wanted or in custody. The court was told that one defendant, Earl Raymond, had been picked up by Henry County and would be transferred and placed on a future calendar. The court also handled consents and surety orders in other matters and instructed that case status would be updated as the sheriff's office processed transfers.

At one point a defendant who had previously posted cash bonds — Morris Terrell Tucker — pressed the court about recovering money he said he paid while detained. Hayward told him the court does not process cash-bond refunds: \"If you want to get your money back, you need to address that with [the sheriff's office].\" She described the clerk's and sheriff's separate roles and advised Tucker to pursue a refund through the sheriff.

The court concluded the bond forfeiture calendar after granting multiple rule-absolute orders, entering consent dispositions where appropriate and clearing cases that showed closure in the record.

Ending

The bond-forfeiture proceedings resulted in numerous rule absolute orders and closed cases; the court reminded defendants that bond refunds are handled by the sheriff's office and that detainees transferred from other counties will be scheduled for later calendars.","On the bond-forfeiture calendar the court granted multiple rule absolute orders, closed other matters and noted some defendants are detained in other jurisdictions; the judge told a defendant seeking a bond refund to pursue that with the sheriff's office, not the court.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6258411,"Clayton County judge gives short payment extensions on suspended-sentence calendar, warns of arrest warrants",327,155000,482000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3148297-b98c890a610210f159b2599de6a1a1fe&start=155&end=482","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3148297-b98c890a610210f159b2599de6a1a1fe/thumbnail_155000.jpg","/articles/6258411/Texas/Clayton-County-judge-gives-short-payment-extensions-on-suspended-sentence-calendar-warns-of-arrest-warrants","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6258411-fff721ffd5eb8a417b79a5d55d6a52e4/orig.mp4?Expires=1776005550&Signature=AITAA-OXIajmxPmHgt-6V9P7c-kG4ehu9uRkmpXpRlx7uRe1Xjow7xWfciV3Gsb2-9LkaHkgx4eMO1ZWn2KeMVzDyFkZLDQmGJSfk-n-jMCmfDONZLAVuufw5XhwosZfUjBQRY9pzbzE0kWJDkueHKZdtZnNtgMzbwnMM9G47RsS4a70h3aPuhPuGpIAJs8fVcZ-C6Yq42WsrpPYh6tB0Ep8TFp5rmdiOOARVkOzLI7Dky-8nfl4qe8pKb0mTD6yz63FmFGLziqwBYsGx5i7K0HQzDf9L~GNGrAkhsPJYA-G0lJ54M6J50cfXsnDTkZ43iCFcwN6YDvA2vgNH2VJmA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Judge Tammy Long Hayward opened the suspended-sentence (SSD) calendar April 28, 2025, in Clayton County State Court, Courtroom 304, and told people who were given 60 days to pay earlier but had not done so that this was their \"last chance to get those paid before an arrest warrant issues.\"

The SSD calendar covers defendants who were sentenced earlier, given time to pay fines and fees and failed to do so. Hayward said she would allow staff attorney Kiara Powell to speak individually with people present and sign any agreed modifications; where the court signed a modification the defendant would receive a written order granting extra time.

\"For those who failed to show up for this calendar, an arrest warrant will issue today,\" Hayward said. She instructed those granted extensions to make payments in person at the courthouse: \"You have to pay in person on the Second Floor of this building at the traffic court window,\" Hayward said. The judge also said partial payments are permitted so long as the total is completed within the agreed extension period.

Powell and court staff handled individual cases in breakout rooms. Powell told the courtroom that two defendants — Kirsten Joy Bryant and Anterior (Anterior/Anterioria) Goggins — \"took the 2 week extension.\" The court confirmed that at least one defendant, Terence Scott King Jr., paid his balance in full and was marked paid.

For other defendants the court issued short, case-by-case deadlines. Tariano (Toriano) Marquise Raglan was given two weeks and told the court staff would email a modification; the judge stressed that failure to meet the deadline would result in an arrest warrant and placement on the next available jail calendar. Princess Aaliyah McCray was told she owes $444.50 from a February due date and must pay in person or face a warrant.

The judge and staff repeatedly emphasized procedure: if someone needs instructions on paying by mail or in person, they must visit the clerk’s office on the first floor or the traffic window on the second floor; people who receive a court-ordered modification will be emailed the order if the court has an address or the defendant provides an email.

The court recessed the SSD calendar for intake conversations and said it would return to other dockets at 11 a.m.

Ending

Court staff will issue modification orders to defendants granted short extensions. The court reiterated that unpaid balances after the modified deadlines will result in arrest warrants and placement on a jail calendar; defendants seeking refunds of cash bonds must pursue that relief through the sheriff’s office, not the state court clerk.","Judge Tammy Long Hayward told defendants on the suspended-sentence calendar they face arrest warrants if fines and fees are not paid; staff attorney Kiara Powell was assigned to negotiate short payment windows and two-week modifications were issued in some cases. Payments must now be made in person at the courthouse traffic window.","actionData","errors"]

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