187th District Court opens docket; multiple plea deadlines, discovery issues and jury selection scheduled

The 187th District Court convened for a morning docket call that featured case-by-case status checks, discovery updates, interpreter requests and scheduling for trials and plea deadlines.

At the start of the session the presiding judge instructed parties that jury selection would begin at 9:30 and asked anyone whose name was called to stand to confirm presence. The docket included numerous routine resets: plea deadlines at July 9, July 14, July 20 and July 29 in several matters; contested or jury-trial dates were set (for example a possession case was set for a short jury trial on July 7). The court repeatedly asked counsel to confer where discovery was incomplete and ordered USB delivery or tendering of video evidence in multiple matters.

Counsel raised common discovery issues — missing 911 calls, out-of-state medical records requiring federal subpoenas or signed releases, and body-camera video that the State said it needed time to review. The court directed parties to provide outstanding materials and set specific recall dates or plea-deadlines to allow follow up.

The court also addressed language-access needs: an interpreter was requested for a Spanish-speaking defendant and the court arranged breakout rooms and coordination for Zoom participants to complete plea paperwork without exposing jurors. The morning docket concluded with instructions to remaining parties to return at 2:00 p.m., with a warning that failure to appear could result in a warrant.