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Judge Boyd allows partial GPS for Adolf Mendoza for medical appointments; curfew language to be drafted
Summary
The court modified Adolf Mendoza’s bond conditions from full house arrest to partial GPS with allowances for medical appointments and a curfew; parties were instructed to draft a clear order and return for discovery follow-up.
In a motion to modify bond conditions, defense counsel for Adolf Mendoza asked the 187th District Court to remove or relax a GPS requirement. After discussion, Judge Stephanie Boyd approved a partial GPS modification that allows community movement for medical appointments while imposing a curfew for nonmedical activity.
Defense counsel said Mendoza has been on full-house-arrest GPS since late July 2024 and reported compliance without violations; the defense explained Mendoza’s medical limitations and that his doctor has restricted him from working. The state did not object to partial GPS for medical appointments with a curfew when the parties proposed specific times. Judge Boyd required the agreement to be written clearly for pretrial services and said medical appointments would be allowed outside curfew hours but other activity would remain subject to the curfew.
The court handed the defense an order template to complete; pretrial services and the parties are to confer on curfew hours and incorporate medical exceptions into the written order. The judge set a discovery/reset date for May 20 and told counsel the court would sign the order once prepared; she emphasized the need for precise language so pretrial services can implement the partial-GPS regimen.
The transcript shows the court and parties discussed the practical details — e.g., that the partial GPS must be narrowly tailored to permit medical travel and require immediate return, and that the pretrial monitor needs clear documentation of permitted exceptions. The court asked the parties to confer about curfew times and to return with the signed reset form and a finalized order.
