Former assistant Humboldt Superior Court operations manager Socorro Cervantes was held to answer on all counts in her 2024 criminal case

 

In what looks like a short preliminary hearing on 7/10, former assistant Humboldt Superior Court operations manager Socorro Cervantes was held to answer on all counts in her  2024 criminal case. Judge Steven Steward denied Deputy Public Defender David Nims' motion to reduce three of the six counts to misdemeanors. Deputy District Attorney Ian Harris was the prosecutor for the preliminary hearing.

Arraignment on information is on 7/24 and the defense petition for mental health diversion. As I previously reported and said in my June 5 post, defense is wasting more taxpayer money on a mental health diversion when she was already evaluated and found competent to stand trial.

Cervantes has a civil lawsuit and restraining order  request which is trailing her criminal case. 

7/24: Petition mh diversion continued by defense to 8/2; trial confirmation on 10/17; jury trial 10/28.

8/2: Defense motion to continue hearing on petition for mental health diversion granted; rescheduled for 8/30/24. On 9/3, mental health diversion granted in 2023 and 2024 criminal case. 10/17 and 10/28 dates vacated. Review hearing on 12/13/24.

10/11/24: The temporary restraining order was dismissed without prejudice in the civil lawsuit.

Previous posts:

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2024/06/wasting-more-taxpayer-money-on-mental.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2024/05/socorro-cervantes-alleges-sexual.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2024/05/criminal-proceedings-suspended-in.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2024/04/elder-and-one-of-alleged-victims-in.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2024/04/former-humboldt-superior-court.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2023/07/former-assistant-court-operations.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2020/06/drunk-in-public-embezzlement-now-former.html?m=1#more

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2016/08/ex-court-operations-manager-taken-into.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2016/08/i-think-your-failure-to-take.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2016/06/ms-cervantes-will-not-go-to-state.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2016/06/former-court-operations-manager-to.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2016/03/da-maggie-fleming-saves-day-again.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2015/10/just-add-that-drunk-in-public-to.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2015/10/jury-trial-date-finally-set-for-former.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2015/09/surprise-not-another-trial-setting-date.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2015/05/former-court-manager-charged-with.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2015/03/standoff-between-people-and-defense.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2015/03/for-someone-charged-with-alleged-10000.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2015/01/trial-setting-for-former-assistant.html?m=1