County court resets Matthew Tyler Moran’s case to Sept. 23 after defense counsel is in jury trial

During a docket call at the county courthouse, the presiding judge reset the case of Matthew Tyler Moran to Sept. 23 after his defense attorney was unavailable because the attorney was in a jury trial. The presiding judge told Moran, “Your attorney is actually not gonna be here. They’re in jury trial. Do you understand?”

The judge said court staff attempted to notify Moran about options and told him he could appear by Zoom if his attorney remained unavailable. Moran replied, “I actually showed up in the courthouse this morning. I wasn’t told until, like, 30 minutes ago that he wasn’t gonna be here.”

The docket call included a long roll call of defendants, with the judge noting custody status for several people on the list. The judge and court staff discussed logistics for assigning counsel and for handling cases when attorneys are engaged in jury trials in other counties. At one point, a request to have the judge sign a dismissal was declined.

Decisions made during the call included resetting Moran’s case to Sept. 23 and permitting an appearance by Zoom where counsel was tied up in another county. No formal motions, votes, or changes to charges were recorded in the transcript excerpt. Several individuals were listed as in custody when their names were called during the docket.

The exchange highlights routine court scheduling challenges when defense counsel are simultaneously engaged in jury trials, and it shows the court relying on case resets and remote-appearance options to manage the docket.

Less central items during the same session included staff checking with another judge about an assignment and brief administrative requests from attendees; one request for a signed dismissal was refused by the presiding judge.