The Dallas municipal courts have been unable to hold trials or hearings for the last two days because of a technical issue, according to a press release sent to The Dallas Express.
“Due to a tech issue, the Municipal Court cannot accept payments in person, online, or by phone,” the statement read. “There are no court hearings, trials, or jury duty Friday, July 14. All cases scheduled 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,” the statement continued. “You can also mail in any payments, requests, or documents.”
The City added that the court is “open to provide general citation information and accept customer documents in person.”
Dallas’ Municipal Court also canceled all trials and hearings on Thursday, citing the same reason.
It is unclear when normal municipal court operations will resume.
This incident comes after the City of Dallas apparently experienced numerous technical difficulties following the alleged ransomware attack against City servers at the beginning of May.
As previously reported by The Dallas Express, the City’s crime statistics operations have yet to be restored to full functionality under the leadership of City Manager T.C. Broadnax more than two months after the alleged ransomware attack occurred.
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia previously told The Dallas Express that the lack of reliable and up-to-date crime data has forced the police department to rely on old statistics to inform its hotspot-based Violent Crime Reduction Plan.
Additionally, Dallas County has been plagued with technical issues pertaining to payroll and has failed to pay workers, including attorneys, contractors, sheriff’s deputies, and other county employees.
The U.S. Department of Labor is now investigating the County for failing to follow through on these payments, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
