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Defense asks court to review GPS monitoring limits and fee waiver requests; May 27 discovery set for Salinas case
Summary
Defense counsel requested the court review GPS monitor restrictions and seek fee waivers in a discovery-setting hearing; the court set a May 27 discovery date and ordered a separate hearing with pretrial services or monitoring officers to resolve technical limits (75‑mile default) and the defendant's request to reduce monitoring fees.
At docket the court heard multiple requests about GPS monitoring limits and fee waivers tied to defendants on pretrial monitoring. In one matter defense counsel described that monitoring equipment limited travel to a 75‑mile radius and that the defendant's work (long‑haul driving) was restricted; counsel asked for a hearing and for fees to be waived or reduced.
Judge Stephanie Boyd set discovery for May 27 in the related case and invited the defense to file a motion asking the court to modify monitoring conditions or to waive GPS fees. The court suggested pretrial services or the GPS vendor join a Zoom hearing so officers can explain technical limits and whether an exception or permission can be granted for extended travel; the judge noted Zoom reporting could be allowed for working defendants during discovery settings.
Defense told the court the monitor limited the defendant to 75 miles, hampering employment; counsel asked the court to permit in‑court or Zoom evidence from the monitoring vendor and requested fee relief because the defendant's trucking work was severely curtailed by the restriction. The court granted a discovery recall for May 27 and instructed counsel to set a separate GPS/monitoring hearing with pretrial services or the monitoring officer to examine the device settings and any fee‑waiver paperwork.
The judge emphasized the court could reconsider fees and conditions once monitoring officers and the sheriff's office provided technical information and noted that counsel may file a narrow motion to get the issue on the docket for a dedicated hearing.
