Dec. 12, 2008 Receives a deferred 9-year sentence for the felony drug charge. ( endstream endobj 94 0 obj <>/Metadata 12 0 R/Names 181 0 R/Pages 91 0 R/Perms/Filter<>/PubSec<>>>/Reference[<>/Type/SigRef>>]/SubFilter/adbe.pkcs7.detached/Type/Sig>>>>/StructTreeRoot 26 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 95 0 obj <>stream ( The News found that some temp agency employees appear to have worked in county jobs for years, mostly for the health department. Sentenced to 90 days in jail. ( This is good and bad for people going through the criminal court system. Whats going on? A bad result can frame the whole attorney-client experience in hindsight. I cant afford anything less than that, she said. Theyre on my premises. ( Hay said in a recent statement that his company has a record of exemplary service. The companys reputation and business ethics have always been impeccable, he said. Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog Dallas Criminal Justice Category Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog. ( ( ( JZ( ( ( ( J Z( ( As for others, she said there was "no background found at time of hire.". ( JZ( J Z( Can prior convictions be used against a defendant in sexual assault cases? ( ( ( ( ( ( Because of the county's reliance on temps, The News conducted its own background checks into dozens assigned in a variety of departments in recent years. ( ( ( Your criminal defense attorney was your only guide and friend in the maze of corridors and court rooms. There is a general rule that prior convictions may not be used to show character conformity, that is, that the defendant is guilty because he is a criminal. ( The law forbids entering a habitation without permission from the owner and then attempting or committing theft. ( ( ( Do not risk your freedom. ( ( Defendant . qO|) [mTpQO]^|]N>Y%UGQ:s@Q@Q@ QE QIK@PE% -Q@ KIK@RPE QIK@Q@ RQE -Q@ U mY?6z[C. DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS Charged Offense(s): TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT: Comes now the attorney for the State and the Defendant, by and through his/her attorney of record, and request a continuance of this case(s) to the following date for the following purpose: ( ( The world has changed. ( ( She also had completed probation for a misdemeanor theft charge shortly after she started her county assignment. ( The most detailed record typically available to county officials is a time card. When the cousin ran toward a car, police say, Bivins kept firing, striking the vehicle "at least five times.". ( COUNTY CRIMINAL COURTS PASS SLIP Revised 4-10-15 Defendant Print name Address: Phone # E-mail . Jury Discovery Control Plan TBC Discovery Control Plan 199th Pass Slip Standing Discovery Order for Criminal Cases 219th District Court Forms 219th Jury Map Divorce Prove Up Affidavit Family - Agreement Checklist for TO or FO County Clerk County Court at Law Clerks - Criminal Russell A. Steindam Courts Building 2100 Bloomdale Road, Suite 12165 McKinney, TX 75071 Map cclclerks@collincountytx.gov Criminal: 972-548-6420 (McKinney) or 972-424-1460 ext. ( ( ( By using or participating in this site you understand that there is no attorney client privilege between you and the attorney responding. ( Get the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond. Privacy Notice for California Residents, https://www.dallascounty.org/Assets/uploads/docs/district-clerk/downloadable_forms/PASS-SLIP.pd . UR8 4>+Yf%3# _c:OQJ M_LG;UI'X%UyBEwpFGX>$ GA;x7 th/0 PGiXYTt5QS +w)=L;I S_O,! JZ( Z( This paper evaluates if there are any relationships of interest with respect to juror demographics and location regarding challenges for cause in felony criminal trials in Dallas County, TX. Charged with misdemeanor assault-family violence. So if your case is not set for trial (Im writing this during COVID so there arent any trials, but still, Im assuming that trials will hopefully resume someday), then it might not be a priority for your defense lawyer. Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Probation Revocation Hearings, Defending Family Violence Charges With A Pending Divorce. ( The Dallas Independent School District recently discovered that it paid a staffing firm for work even though the firm didnt have a contract with the district at the time. ( Still, what matters most is that the judges and county officials who keep the courthouse moving are actually talking to each other. ( ( ( The countys limited records on temps also make it difficult for anyone to find out. (( ( ( ( ( J Z(( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( It recently sent out an internal control questionnaire to a temp agency in that group, but she said its not a full audit.. . ( ( ( The task force recommended a six-month waiting period before retirees could be rehired as temps, and greater oversight of those employees. Indigent Defense: Request for Court Appointed Atty. ( ( ( ( Childs said his office hired several who worked for a month or two. ( But the free options have very little interest in you as a person. It is then up to the department head to decide whether to use the person. The contact form sends information by non-encrypted email, which is not secure. One thing that is supposed to happen in a criminal case, is that the Judge must inform the defendant about the range of punishment before he pleads guilty. Minor traffic violations are not considered criminal charges for applicants. ( ( ( Such backgrounds might derail an application for a full-time county position. Dallas formed a temporary employee task force in 2011. ( ( ( ( But the county hasnt done so, said Porter, the county auditor. Kelton Bivins came with a slew of criminal charges when he began as a temporary worker in Dallas County's elections department in January. ( ( After every hail storm of tornado roofing contractors will defend on neighborhoods looking for repair work. ( Ames does hire temporary and seasonal workers, but they are county employees. ( This government document is issued by District Clerk for use in Dallas County, TX. ( Other county officials said they were surprised to learn about the criminal histories. The form which outlines the list of items to be completed as a part of the discovery process for civil cases. Dallas Co. uses pass slips to pass cases for the defendant's appearance, while having the case appear on the docket as a check for status. It was the largest beneficiary of county contracts for temporary labor over the past decade. ( ( (( ( '& )E>yOuv()hPKIK@ ( ( ( Being a lawyer is stressful, and if you are the only lawyer you might handle stress by focusing only on the most serious problems that have an immediate deadline. ( 165 0 obj <>stream Elections Administrator Toni Pippins-Poole said she assumed that contractors vetted their workers. ?|eF?WO,O$K1= h TWOHNcyEp=T Q@Q@Q@ KE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE RR@V+_(rX/huk-qO{_g> -j7RH c_J N~>mJ=].vcl VZ'DM(8 ojnq,W2A4\j^O.Y,HY%HA!]NC)RGos2%?3!Ocwv-fK>0##8} v_F)B3OkO:gtb.F:m$nd#?MG=H ^,/{+&^&BqL`j & e1\>7Ms?J9[G2jDt tW0Xq'>]FF]N* %~n 0,`#S8;I COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT 133 North Riverfront Blvd. ( Email completed form to Jesusita.Tovar@dallascounty.org.Jesusita.Tovar@dallascounty.org. The statements contained on the website are general statements that may or may not apply to individual situations. ( Burglary of a Habitation in Texas- Does the garage count? ( ( Mauldin-Taylor said Ad-A-Staff, one of the countys staffing contractors, told her that Bivins legal problems accidentally were overlooked. That made it difficult and sometimes impossible to confirm the identities of many temps and determine whether they had criminal records. See 8 U.S.C.A. ( County auditor Virginia Porter said her office doesnt have a mechanism in place to verify that temp employment agencies are conducting the critical reviews. May 13, 2010 Prosecutors seek to revoke Bivins' deferred adjudication in the 2008 felony drug case because of the shooting. There are free options available to some people. ( ( C\*xG ( ( ))h ( ( ( However many cases their law practice has, there is only one lawyer to work on all of them. Charged with a second misdemeanor assault-family violence. Some computer records used by the countys auditors and its human resources department only list the temps last name and do not show where they work. A]b@(f`8 y3H0p20:0L`P2X8Rh`r` Z #Hd;; bR|90`p oEb Hs10iWr&:6|eio$6mzJdUD ( ( ^>~3,`eIj1 7 ,"pX!/ W Judge, County Criminal Court Number 2. ( We talk to a lot of people who have a defense lawyer and are looking to switch. That is, the defendant must know how much time hes look at before he says Im guilty. ( attorney who is concerned about your interest. JZ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( So if Bob has two cases for possession, and gets 5 years TDC in each case, then a stacked sentence would require him to serve these sentences back to back. December 2006 Accused of hitting and kicking his girlfriend. Last week, Dallas County felony judges sent an 11-page letter to county officials offering ideas to reduce the jail population and make a dent on the case backlog. ( ( ( Former Dallas County tax assessor-collector David Childs said he didnt recall the theft. What is the law on deportation for drug convictions? Problems With COVID-19 Procedures Cases are still moving forward. Top officials now say they arent certain thats happening. ( Find the best ones near you. ( If there is a pass slip involved then the case is passed as for the defendant's appearance, but "MTT" does not appear as a Dallas County court code. ( ( ( It would be unfair to blame them exclusively for the jump in the jail population, as hundreds of inmates are waiting on state or federal officials to transfer them to a psychiatric hospital, prison or immigration detention. ( ( ( hY]s|L$@38s~a@KJ{3w} b`6IHteR$ 0LdtZkhF,/Pux-uf/^QXOrV/R)LRi7ksul:9{|q\T/Eop I.N.S., 171 F.3d 994, 100506 (5th Cir. If you are charged with theft over a roofing case, most often the prosecutor will require restitution as a condition of any plea bargain, or even offer a better plea offer if you pay restitution upfront. ( She began in April as a clerk for the district attorneys office. The letter said All Temps failed to provide qualified temporary agents and perform adequate criminal background checks. As a result, the DAs office alleged, the company breached its contract. Dallas, Texas 75207 (214) 653- CAUSE NO. Anyone owing the county fines, fees or taxes is ineligible for hire. Property Tax Records. ( ( ( ( First, lets look at cases were the evidence against you is weak. I dont even know you. ( _`f7[+MGA"6nL'j>.fjQO), k 7r Its hard to second guess a defense lawyers work on a case, and its something we are asked to do often. Three felonies for allegedly firing five times into. ))h ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ()h ( ( JZ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( Why wont your lawyer call you back? But he said he decided to stop using temp agency workers for other reasons before he left office at the end of 2008. ( The county jail population has skyrocketed from about 5,000 inmates three years ago to more than 6,200 this summer. ( ( Wilson said the worker was fired and Dallas County got restitution. } !1AQa"q2#BR$3br And the ones who were unmotivated and were just kind of showing up to draw a paycheck we ended up having forever.. Dallas County Courts are allowing pass slips to be done remotely. This puts a greater burden on the court staff. ( Placement on deferred adjudication in Texas is considered a conviction for purposes of federal immigration law. The information contained on this website is not intended to constitute legal advice or to form an attorney client relationship. ( ( Now more than ever it is important to hire an attorney who is concerned about your interest. ( ( Contrast that with may, which implies that it doesnt matter if the thing happens or not. The first reason is they may not have time. ( ( A judge would then be required to dispose of the case through trial or a plea, and the attorneys would know from the outset how much time they had to build the prosecution or defense. ( 7um= n#G@\dOh,a.HU1*_uxQ kOJ5KmqaZ0J us^0v{WK\ ,u M[kx`r:\.Yw>21OJ`y0ep?-[OoKK`R (G(X_/|(#sO/?y _Z5+=bKx.sIT@j7\iJ-lKwVXUu3P.mEbASv Finally, the bad news. Can I be deported for a Texas drug possession case? Temp agency workers typically dont go through that process. Dallas County used to do this in the 2000s, and several county officials told us they embrace bringing back this program. ( DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS Case No. ( %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ))h ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ()i)h ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( Unlike some other local governments, the county does not have a policy limiting how long temporary agency employees can work. M TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT: TODAY'S DATE STATE OF TEXAS VS. ( Defense attorneys and prosecutors communicate through emails and phone calls. It found that the entire staff of the taxpayer-funded NCTRCA is supplied by All Temps, which also bids on public contracts. ( ( ( (( &{ulaRPE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE Tlw)`PDvGl(Bu 5::+SjOs+O [\Lq4uomOYC<7 RT0#u FwV} Created Date: ( ( ( Officials could not recall when, if ever, a temporary worker contract was audited. ( ( He was accused of snatching $69 from a restaurant cash register. Service Center. Dec. 14, 2008 Accused of attacking the same woman, by then his former girlfriend. ( When someone takes has a trial or enters an open plea to the court (pleading guilty with no agreed sentence) and gets a result they dont want they usually pivot to see if their lawyer was defective. 239 0 obj <>stream Contractors are supposed to conduct criminal checks but his department head said she never knew about Bivins' past. ( ))h)h 0 But departments are supposed to track how many hours they work and certify time sheets, Mauldin-Taylor said. JZ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ()h Avvo has 97% of all lawyers in the US. We welcome your thoughts in a letter to the editor. ( ( ( Temps typically earn less than county employees. 1999); Guerrero, 400 S.W.3d at 588 & n.52; see also 8 U.S.C.A. The law changes frequently and varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. ( Dallas County felony judges used to have a policy setting 5-, 10- and 30-day deadlines for police to file cases depending on the offense. May 6, 2010 Bivins is indicted on three counts of felony "deadly conduct" in connection with a fight with his cousin. ( Dallas Countys hiring policy says a criminal history doesnt automatically disqualify a job candidate and that each situation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The rules for contracted temporary employees are less clear. ( ( ( ( Two firms called it an unintentional mistake that some workers slipped through. ( The backlog is growing. The Dallas Morning News identified him and several other county temps with criminal histories. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. ( One of the hallmarks of the American judicial system is the concept of trial by jury, and said trial to consist of an impartial jury of your peers. Jny\6NHT09_q. aDxpfS DuCRL/C3.Y'niZiPU2fT^TuE5w WCl}~VfbQuXru[w[5A]u^]5Z7:| O-N[{VkoVPcYHCzP:TGX=WR_Z}}@PzP{z.z.K4cv6tPv}5$n\]FV-Ruj^6I}T7.7mu).UWm75/mZ7k5s'VoqWmHF|6{(piZ[:=.&o[AnF6$PnXH9,,Z&Hdv5>gOK%%[FMNo vw h24U0Pw/+Q0L)6 Several landmark legal cases in the history of the United States have challenged this notion of equal representation by jurymost notably by Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986). (E Q@Q@Q@Q@%- QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QIK@Q@Q@Q@Q@ QIE -Q@Q@Q@Q@ QE QE QE QE RR@ KE QE QE QE QE QE QED "\T'_@E QE QE Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@ QE QE QIK@ KE QE QE QE QE QE% -Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@ QE Q@Q@Q@Q@%-% EPR@%- QE QE QE QIK@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@ QE% -Q@RPE% -Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@ QE QE QE QE QE QE QE Q@Q@Q@Wk.. ( (( ( J Z( But that policy was rescinded in 2019, and county officials saw the inmate roster grow. May 1995 Probation on the theft charge is revoked and Bivins receives a 10-year sentence. When this happens, a warrant will be issued against you. Mauldin-Taylor said the county relies on the contractors to do the backgrounding. Three years ago, the average number of inmates waiting for a felony case to be filed was 350. h24S0Pw.JM,sI,Ip2204014343]SuuM}d@hdahS`g` 9< (1#%(:3=<9387@H\N@DWE78PmQW_bghg>Mqypdx\egc C//cB8Bcccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc " This was done because White was the most frequent race cited by potential jurors. ( ( The city approved the waiting period and the city manager now must approve the re-hire of retirees. ( If you actively gather evidence supporting your defense, you have a greater chance of getting your case dismissed. ( ( ( ( They have to meet the same standards. ( ( ( It will likely take years to get the courts current. %PDF-1.7 1 0 obj <> stream JFIF C Next, are cases where the evidence is pretty clear that your guilty of the charge. ( Your criminal defense attorney has greater leverage to work a deal that favors you. Jenkins said if temps are used to fill long-term positions, department heads should decide promptly whether to hire them as county employees. And "we will make the appropriate adjustments to ensure that all employees in Dallas County meet the same set of employee standards," he said. Other measures that the judges propose are likely to generate debate because of differing interpretations of existing law and a judges order in a federal bail lawsuit. Such debts automatically disqualify people from working for the county. Some of the details of the plan will likely be contested, but the document as a whole is a welcome development after months of defensiveness from the district judges. ( ((((((()( ( ( ( ( ))h(((((((((( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (( ( ( ( JZ( JZ(((((((( ))h ((((((((((JZ ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (((()(h ( ( ( ( (((((((( JZ( ( ))h( ( Before COVID-19 procedures changes how we interacted, the hallways in all the courts were full of people trying to navigate a busy court system. ( (qE RPE- R@ E- R@%- RR@ E- QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE% - QE QE QE QE Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@Q@ KE QE Q@Q@ KE QE RRPKIK@Q@Q@RPE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE Q@ E- Q@ E- R@ E-% QE QE 'RA@ In law, must and shall are important words. County Criminal Court 2. ( ( ( Darryl Martin, the Commissioners Court administrator, said temp hiring practices will be examined after learning of The News' findings. First, what is a he said/she said sexual assault case? Download Form Add to Favorites. ))h ( ( But Dallas County officials say they weren't aware of Bivins' past and the criminal records of several other temps until learning about them from The Dallas Morning News. ))h ( ( ( ( Judicial Records. ( ( h County supervisors often know little about who shows up when staffing contractors send them temps. ( ( ( They go through a county-mandated background check. Fax . ( All but $56,500 of that was grant money. ( ( ( However, sometimes a roofing contractor is hired, paid, but then fails to fix your roof as agreed. Dallas County has the right to review the performance of contractors that provide temporary labor. ))h ( My Defense Lawyer Wont Call Me Back- What Do I Do? The News began looking at the role of government temp workers more than two years ago. ( ( ( April 2013 The Texas attorney general's office sues Bivins in Dallas County family court for unpaid child support. ( Dallas County Courts are allowing pass slips to be done remotely. County officials said last week Bivins no longer works there. What about pleading true to a probation revocation? ( ( ( 6420 (Metro) Fax: 972-548-6433 Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday Our Mission Your County; County Courts; County Criminal Court 2; Attorney Forms; Attorney Forms Attorney Forms. Kelton Bivins came with a slew of criminal charges when he began as a temporary worker in Dallas Countys elections department in January. Many hearings are done through video conferencing. The jail can house up to 7,100 people, but it is stressed with the current population. COVID-19 procedures have changed even how our courts operate. ( Attorneys: Pass-slips are available on the Attorney Forms page. (:ZK+hR:`Q[}Y;w0mWr($0. / \wDsXz7_%!o\O2mZDXb$ q *Zw,b2 65acV(8*@w[\Cq0TGL .W\E$fcG{fbpVEb31?+x9^-hi5 fKr'b%oz$eh$AOq[_Nnc@vI3PEk'1x03vVCn pN+$?(]jfwMr=idk-[ipy5 ! * Ad-A-Staff president Marie Mumme said she was checking with the companies that run background checks on her temps to find out how some criminal histories could have been missed. COVID-19 Procedures have affected almost every aspect of our daily lives. ( Evading arrest case is still pending. ( ( Must the Judge warn me about the punishment range before a defendant pleads guilty? Other departments have limited money for temps and must justify their use. Denmon said the clerk assigned to the DAs office in April had outstanding warrants and that the contractor did not tell the county that. Her office periodically looks at some of the countys top 100 vendors. !h e9E?G1k2Xyj@E~kJ8!9NM9kiSZ1L6{q]{ZBv@%4#X)2NtS H-~f2jG~GsCStBc'=lGF fYq4}~a ( ( ( ( Many of the judges have repeatedly lashed out at county Commissioners John Wiley Price and J.J. Koch for hammering them about case logjams in the criminal courts. Pleading true to allegations in a motion to revoke without a plea bargain leaves a defendant open any sentence in the range of punishment if on deferred, or up the maximum number of years in the sentence if the plea is straight probation (straight probation means you are convicted). The human resources department deals directly with the temporary agencies when workers are needed. Posted in: Dallas Criminal Justice, Kaufman County Criminal Defense Lawyer, Marijuana and War on Drugs. Good question. ( This package is designed to accompany the paper Examining Bias in Jury Selection for Criminal Trials in Dallas County written by Megan Ball, Matt Farrow, Dr.Bivin Sadler, Dr.Lynne Stokes, Judge Brandon Birmingham, and Katherine Mitchell that was produced as the capstone project for Megan & Matts Masters of Science in Data Science degree from SMU. Download the Social Security Number redaction form here. ( In June, Ad-A-Staff was handling his time card. %PDF-1.6 % ( Site Links. ( Thats even after a temp using a false name once stole $1,360 from the tax office. ( ( ( Section 3.10 of Chapter 3 of the Texas penal code defines a same criminal episode as the commission of two or more offenses, regardless of whether the harm is directed toward or inflicted upon more than one person or item of property, under the following circumstances: . If you are getting divorced this will essentially ban a defendant from accessing the marital residence. No one who is facing prison time wants to pay a lawyer thousands of dollars only to be ignored. ( This puts a greater burden on the court staff. ( %PDF-1.6 % Economic Development. If you are facing a charge of drug possession in Texas and you are not a citizen of the United States, you should be aware of the laws regarding deportation for drug convictions. 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(( ( ( ()h The health department was authorized, for example, to pay a staffing contractor $2.3 million in 2011. ( ( ZJZ RQE- QE QE QE QE QE PEPEPEPEPEPEPEPEPEPIKE %-PEPEPEPEPRE %-PEPEPE%- QE QE QE QE QE %-% QE RREPEPE%- RREPEPEPEPEPEPE%- QE QE QE QE QE %-PEPEPEPIKE RREPE%- RREPE%- QE QE QE RREPEPEPEPEPEPEPEPEPE QI@EPEPE% QE RRE QE QE QE QE %-%- QE QE RREPEPIKE QI@E QI@E RRIKI@EPEPEPEPIKI@-%-  Z( Dallas County HHS director Zachary Thompson, whose department has spent the most money on temps in recent years, declined to comment. She said Ad-A-Staff also told her that other temps placed had no issues that would disqualify them from employment under the roughly $2.5 million contract awarded by the county earlier this year. ( August 1994 Deferred sentence is revoked. ( The announcement checkbox signals a delay. ( ( ( ( ( or, (2) the offenses are the repeated commission of the same or similar offenses. ( The entire issue was resolved to both parties satisfaction, she said. ( She still is. ( HHS does not need budget office approval if its spending grant money, officials said. The first issue thats going to come up is usually a protective order. This blog is made available for educational purposes only. ( ( The worker stole $1,360, according to the DAs office. July 2013 Bivins is cited for a traffic offense and never paid the Dallas County fine, records show. But anyone with outstanding warrants is not considered for a county job. ))h ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( Submitting a contact form, sending a text message, making a phone call, or leaving a voicemail does not create an attorney-client relationship. ( )(( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( k]0M+Z+n?jd:o% endstream endobj startxref ( ( On January 21, 2021, the Tarrant County Courts have determined that Local pandemic conditions are not currently conducive to in-person proceedings under the precautions and protocols contained in the previously-submitted in-person operating plan. Two charges for beating his girlfriend. ( HHS typically pays for its temps with state and federal grant money. That was part of the contractual obligation for the temporary staffing agencies, she said. on that day. ( ( A data entry clerk charged with felony assault in the beating of her son was on probation when she worked as a temp for Health and Human Services. ( This site should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney that practices in the subject practice discipline and with whom you have an attorney client relationship along with all the privileges that relationship provides. ()h)i)hi(( JZ( ( ( ( Case is still pending. ( ( The backlog is growing. It also staffs the North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency, which certifies whether local companies are owned by minorities or women. The letter demanded that All Temps reimburse the county and return the money it was paid for temporary personnel services that Dallas County deems to be unsatisfactory., All Temps CEO Ronald L. Hay has told The News his firm's background search "did not reveal any negative information about this employee.". The sheriff and DAs offices rely on contractors for background checks but sometimes do their own if the temps are in certain areas, said Debbie Denmon, spokeswoman for District Attorney Craig Watkins. ( Here's a look at Bivins' background and police and court reports: April 1994 Receives a deferred sentence for a misdemeanor "evading detention" charge. 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