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Docket highlights: scheduling, discovery resets and bond/competency updates in 187th District Court
Summary
At the 187th District Court docket call Judge Stephanie Boyd managed scheduling and discovery resets for multiple defendants, noted custody developments (including a U.S. Marshals pickup), granted a motion-to-withdraw for counsel in one case and set various follow-up dates in May and June.
The 187th District Court handled a series of procedural matters including discovery resets, competency and bond scheduling, a counsel-withdrawal and a federal custody notification during a busy docket session.
Key administrative actions included: a May 5 or May 8 discovery/reset schedule for multiple cases (including Matthew Moran, Oscar Jimenez, Mitchell Moore-related scheduling and others); a June 5 "phantom" scheduling entry for a defendant found incompetent and awaiting a state hospital bed; and a May 6 reset for Leon Small after U.S. Marshals took the defendant into federal custody.
The court granted a defense motion to withdraw in the Mitchell Moore matter after the client said he had no objection. An appointed counsel will be sought and the case will be placed back on the docket. Several defendants were given permission to appear by Zoom where counsel was unavailable in person; the court repeatedly instructed defendants to confirm discovery and advised attorneys to tender offers on scheduled follow-up dates.
The judge also reiterated routine courtroom rules (recess at noon, interpreter requests, and how counsel should approach the bench when ready) and reminded defendants that discovery deadlines and plea deadlines would be enforced without good cause exceptions. For defendants whose discovery had not been made available, the court imposed 30-day discovery resets and specific return dates in early May.
Notable custody/competency entries included a reminder that some defendants previously found incompetent were awaiting placement and that the court would schedule phantom dates to prevent cases from dropping out of the system. The court also instructed probation and court staff to coordinate evaluations and to inform counsel when dates are set so the court calendar remains current.
