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Court Watch Los Angeles @CourtWatchLA

We’re a volunteer court observation team organizing to keep LA County’s judicial system transparent and accountable. A project of @ladefensx

Joined June 2019
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🚨 Court Watch LA Statement for the Election of Nathan Hochman & the Passing of Prop 36: Newly elected regressive DA emboldened by repackaged War on Drugs proposition πŸ”— Read our full statement at: CourtWatchLA.org/hochman-36 #losangeles #election2024
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🚨 COMMUNITY SUPPORT REQUEST! 🚨 πŸ—“οΈ TUES, OCT. 15, 2024 ⏰ 8:30AM - 12:00PM πŸ“ Inglewood Courthouse Additional details & department number on the calendar in your #CourtWatch dashboard. #CommunitySupport #WatchTheCourts #CourtSupport
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🚨 COMMUNITY SUPPORT REQUEST! 🚨 πŸ—“οΈ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2024 ⏰ 8:30AM - 12:00PM πŸ“ POMONA COURTHOUSE SOUTH Additional details & department number on the calendar in your #CourtWatch dashboard. #CommunitySupport #WatchTheCourts #CourtSupport
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September Group #CourtWatch dates just dropped! πŸ—“οΈ TUES., SEPT. 24 | 9-11:30 AM | West Covina πŸ—“οΈ MON., SEPT. 30 | 9-11:30 AM | Long Beach Details in the calendar on your CW dashboard! Print the newest session sheet & your notebook! #JudicialAccountability #JudicialTransparency
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🀝 August Group #CourtWatch Opportunities: πŸ—“οΈ THU 8-15 (Torrance), and TUES 8-27 (El Monte), from 9-11:30 AM Details in the calendar on your CW dashboard! #WatchTheCourts #JudicialAccountability #JudicialTransparency
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The most difficult case to watch involved an elderly black woman who did not understand the court process.
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The commissioner became obviously frustrated and demonstrated this through his bodily language of clenching his fists and grinding his teeth.
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This was our court watchers second observation of a commissioner deciding eviction cases, and noticed only one person who did not stipulate to the commissioner. It seems that some individuals may not be aware of their option to decline stipulation."
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I observed commissioner Marcelo D’asero at Stanley Mosk Courthouse and witnessed eviction cases. I arrived at 9am and the courtroom was full with people. When I arrived it was a tense courtroom, the commissioner was already getting frustrated and raising his voice.
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There was bias against people who did not understand the court process, specifically tenants who were representing themselves. And there was bias in favor of landlords who had legal representation.
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There were times when the commissioner tried to mediate for both sides. He would allow both sides to speak and ask if they would like time to find compromise.
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🀝 Group #CourtWatch Opportunities: πŸ—“οΈ MON 7-15 (Compton Courthouse), and TUES 7-30 (Glendale Courthouse, from 9-11:30 AM Details in the calendar on your CW dashboard! #WatchTheCourts #JudicialAccountability #JudicialTransparency
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More takeaways from our recently released report β€œPresumed Guilty: The Pretrial Incarceration Crisis in LA County,” based on data gathered by court watchers. Get the full report at: CourtWatchLA.org/2024-Report πŸ‘€ #WatchTheCourts #CourtWatch
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In general, Judge Guillemet is extremely biased towards the prosecution. All day long, I did not once witness the prosecution make a single legal argument.
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Additionally, the bailiff in Courtroom 30 is extremely aggressive and rude. He yells at people for smiling at the defendants, hovers over attendees, and even gave me an "I'm watching you" hand signal as soon as I walked in.
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I was shocked to see this because I have literally never interacted with this man before in my entire life. In general, I witnessed him treating myself and other people of color much more rudely than any of the white attendees.
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It is pretty horrible to hear Judge Guillemet call the people in custody by numbers when speaking to counsel about them. This is clear that she does not care to humanize them because other judges make it a practice to call them by their last name.
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In one particular case, she made it a point to give the defendant a moment of advice and told him it should serve as a learning experience when she granted him OR (release on his own recognizance) and took his age and no criminal history into account to release him.
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This pattern suggests Judge Guillement has a preference for youth, provided there's no criminal history or involvement in non-violent crimes.
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