Dallas Courts – The Other Side Dallas

July 14, 2023July 13, 2023

Muni Court Closed Again

Muni court closed again in Dallas as tech issues continue to plague the City of Dallas.

Per city officials, Municipal Court cannot accept payments in person, online, or by phone due to “tech” issues.

City officials continue claims this is not related to the previous ransomware attack. That issue held city services hostage and took more than a month to correct.

There are no court hearings, trials, or jury duty Friday, July 14.

All cases planned for Friday, July 14 will be reset. Updated court dates will be mailed to the address the court has on file.

Citation payments due while the Municipal Court system is down will be accepted after service is restored. You can also mail in any payments, requests, or documents.

Service affected included public safety, the courts, and the library system.

Muni Court Closed Again

Information Technology issues have plagued the city for more than a decade.

Beyond the recent ransomware attack there is also the March 2021 Dallas police data loss. The public was never provided with a full picture of the data issues then, but rumors persist it contributed to Chris Caso’s departure.

It is unclear when city and citizen data will be safe again.

July 13, 2023July 13, 2023

Municipal Court Down Again

Municipal court down again in Dallas after another tech issue hits city services.

The court will not hold any trials, jury duty, hearings or walk-in court cases on Thursday, July 13. This is due to a technical issue per a City of Dallas press release.

Citation payments due while the court system is down will be accepted after service is restored.

Cases for Thursday will be reset and updated court dates will be mailed out.

Municipal Court Down Again

Per city officials this is not related to the previous ransomware attack which took more than a month to correct.

Information Technology issues have plagued the city for more than a decade.

Another issue has been City of Dallas hiring practices focusing on diversity over competency.

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020

Outrage Over David Finn Post Shared By DA Creuzot

A David Finn post on Boxing Day – December 26 – has people angry, but Dallas District Attorney John Creuzot sharing it has them ready to rumble on social media.

Finn is representing Philip Baldenegro in the criminal trial related to the robbery and murder of Carlos Arajeni-Arriaza Morillo. The case against co-defendant Zephi Trevino recently had Jamie Lee Curtis take out a full page ad in the Dallas Morning News.

Finn accuses Trevino of engineering the robbery despite her family protests she is a victim of sexual trafficking.

Finn’s post appears to be defending his client on the court steps as opposed to court chambers, but the real outrage came when DA Creuzot shared the David Finn post on his personal Facebook account page.

Texas code forbids prosecutors from speaking about cases against minors so how close this skirts this prohibition is yet to be determined. This case does appear to be tarnishing the Hollywood reputation of Creuzot who has won national ink for ‘prosecution reform’.

Creuzot also appears to have a battle on his hands with the local Democratic Socialists of America chapter.

Several members of the group or supporters attacked and questioned Creuzot. One went so far as to say his career was “over.”

Trevino is scheduled to have a certification hearing next week on January 4, 2021 to determine if she can stand trial as an adult.

The David Finn Post

The full David Finn posts are below. While he has openly disclosed his home address, we have redacted that over threats of violence Mr. Finn has received.