Tap what the client just told you in the holding cell — the oral argument below rewrites itself instantly.
Presiding Judge
Hon. Priscilla Ahn
Dept. 30 — Clara Shortridge Foltz
ROR posture
Applies Humphrey rigorously; sets OR on first-offense misdemeanors.
Monitoring inclination
Occasionally orders interlock on DUI matters.
Typical bond
$0 on misdemeanors with a clean record
Diversion receptivity
Grants PC 1001.95 diversion where treatment is pre-arranged.
Top priorities on this bench
Ability to payVoluntary appearancePublic safety specificity
Pitch tuning: Put the ability-to-pay record on the record first, then note the voluntary appearance — this bench cites both in its findings.
Statutory speedy trial clock
Expired — 0 recapture day(s) left
Clock start (filing of the charging document): January 14, 2026 — intake date, confirm the court recordMisdemeanor (30 days, CA) · Deadline February 13, 2026
Expired — recapture active
Remedy in California: Dismissal under Penal Code § 1382 absent good cause or a defense waiver.
California runs the period from the filing of the charging document.
Oral Bail Argument (Read to Judge)
“Humphrey requires this Court to consider my client's ability to pay before setting any monetary bail. My client appeared voluntarily today, which is itself the best evidence of appearance risk. As to community ties under In re Humphrey (2021) 11 Cal.5th 135; Cal. Penal Code § 1275, the Court should note that my client is employed full time and stands to lose that employment with every day of detention, has never failed to appear for a court date in his or her life, and is prepared to surrender any passport or travel identification to the clerk today. Those ties reasonably assure appearance, and any risk the State identifies can be answered with non-monetary conditions rather than a bond my client cannot post. Your Honor, addressing the factors this Court weighs most heavily — ability to pay, voluntary appearance, and public safety specificity —: Put the ability-to-pay record on the record first, then note the voluntary appearance — this bench cites both in its findings.”
A DMV administrative suspension runs independently of this case; the ten-day hearing request window is already running.
Trigger: DUI first offense
Eligible Diversion Programs
LA Superior Court Misdemeanor Diversion (PC 1001.95)
Judicial diversion is available at the court's discretion for this misdemeanor.
Action:Move for judicial diversion at arraignment and lodge the treatment intake form.
Padilla Immigration & Collateral Cross-Reference
No charge-level immigration analysis yet. Run the cross-reference to cite each count against INA § 212(a)(2), § 237(a)(2) and the civil administrative codes.
Suppression & Fourth Amendment Defects
•No observation period documented before the preliminary alcohol screening.
•Body-worn camera activation occurred after the field sobriety tests began.
Officer Intelligence & Brady Tracker
Dep. M. Sandoval
Badge 2210 • LA County Sheriff • Traffic Services
8
Office cases
1/3
Suppressions won
33%
Win rate
Narrative flag
Field sobriety sequence began before camera activation in three reviewed cases.
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