Judge Frank Caprio waives $50 penalty, orders $25 fee in Dorrance Street parking-ticket case

Judge Frank Caprio waived a $50 penalty and ordered a $25 court fee for Asia Pedro in a short hearing over an expired-meter ticket tied to Dorrance Street. The judge told Pedro he would remove the penalty after hearing her account of the events.

The exchange began with staff confirming the defendant's name; Pedro identified herself as "Asia Pedro." When asked about the ticket, Pedro said she never saw a citation on her car and that she had "fed it the max which I think is like 2 hours" and was "in and out of court in like a half hour," suggesting she believed the meter should have still covered her time. The judge summarized three possibilities — that the meter was not fed, that she overstayed the paid time, or that the meter malfunctioned — and said, "There's a $50 penalty. I'm going to waive the penalty. You owe the court $25." The court then recorded the reduced amount owed.

The hearing record includes an acknowledgment of inconsistent name ordering on some summons forms; a court speaker told staff, "Whoever prepares these summonses for me, I swear to you, half of them the first name is first and half of them the last name is first." The matter concluded without further dispute or formal motion beyond the judge's ruling.

The proceeding took place in the courtroom identified on the recording as that of Judge Frank Caprio. No statutes, ordinance numbers, or formal appeals were referenced during the exchange. The record does not show any additional penalties, payment method, or follow-up instructions beyond the court's statement of the $25 amount owed.