Court News
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UPDATE: East County Hall of Justice (Dublin) Reopens Tomorrow
Power Restored to Courthouse; Normal Operations Resume on Thursday.
Dublin, Calif. – February 26, 2025 – Contractors were able to repair a backup generator, and power was restored to the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin Wednesday afternoon allowing hearings and trials scheduled for Thursday at the courthouse to resume as normal.
Anyone with a case scheduled tomorrow (Thursday, February 27, 2025) at the East County Hall of Justice or asked to report for jury duty should arrive at the courthouse at the time provided. The courthouse will be open.
Defendants who are out of custody with cases that were postponed today (Wednesday, February 26, 2025) should check the court’s criminal database to see when their case was rescheduled.
Status of cases can be checked on a public portal at a criminal clerk’s office or online through the Court’s Criminal Case Portal (https://www.alameda.courts.ca.gov/online-services/criminal-case-portal). Defendants can also find upcoming court dates through the Court’s Find My Next Court Date online search engine. (https://www.alameda.courts.ca.gov/online-services/find-your-court-date).
In-custody felony and misdemeanor criminal cases scheduled to take place in the East County Hall of Justice on Wednesday were moved to the Court’s Rene C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland after a power failure at the Dublin courthouse caused a closure of the building.
In-custody felony criminal cases moved to Department 11 and in-custody misdemeanor cases moved to Department 2. A total of 281 cases were relocated Wednesday.
The power failure at the East County Hall of Justice was due to ongoing maintenance and repairs of the main power source to the building. As the repairs were proceeding, the building was utilizing a backup generator as its sole power source. That generator failed this morning.
Contractors were able to make repairs to the generator and had it working Wednesday afternoon.
The Court apologizes for any inconvenience this power outage has caused.
UPDATE: East County Hall of Justice (Dublin) Closed Remainder of the Day
Power Repairs and Backup Generator Failure Causes Closure; Cases Sent to an Oakland Courthouse.
Dublin, Calif. – February 26, 2025 – Felony and misdemeanor criminal cases scheduled to take place in the East County Hall of Justice today will be moved to Oakland as power cannot currently be restored to the Dublin courthouse.
In-custody felony criminal cases will be moved to Department 11 in the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse at 1225 Fallon St, Oakland beginning at 1 p.m. today. In-custody misdemeanor cases will be moved to Department 2 at the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse starting at 1 p.m. today. A total of 281 cases will be moved.
Defendants who are out of custody with a scheduled hearing today do not have to appear in court and will automatically have their case continued. They can check the status of their case online at the Court’s online Criminal Case Portal (https://www.alameda.courts.ca.gov/online-services/criminal-case-portal) or online Find My Next Court Date (https://www.alameda.courts.ca.gov/online-services/find-your-court-date).
The traffic clerk’s office is also closed. If you need to visit a traffic clerk’s office, the court has traffic clerk offices open at the Fremont Hall of Justice at 39439 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont and the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse at 661 Washington St., Oakland.
The power failure at the East County Hall of Justice was due to ongoing maintenance and repairs of the main power source to the building. As the repairs were proceeding, the building was utilizing a backup generator as its sole power source. That generator failed this morning.
Contractors are working to repair the backup generator. Please visit the Court’s website at www.alameda.courts.ca.gov for updates on the building’s status tomorrow morning.
The Court apologizes for any inconvenience this power outage has caused.
East County Hall of Justice (Dublin) Closed
Power Outage and Backup Generator Failure Causes Closure; Cases Sent to Other County Courthouses.
Dublin, Calif. – February 26, 2025 – The East County Hall of Justice will be closed this morning and possibly for the entire day due to a power outage and failure of a backup power generator. All cases scheduled for this morning will either be moved to this afternoon or relocated to a different courthouse.
If you were scheduled to appear for jury duty, as a defendant, witness or represent someone in a criminal matter, please check our website again at 11 am for further details. Criminal cases will either be rescheduled for 1 p.m. this afternoon at the East County Hall of Justice or moved to the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse at 1225 Fallon Street in Oakland, near Lake Merritt.
All traffic court matters are being moved to the Fremont Hall of Justice at 39439 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont. If you are scheduled for a traffic hearing or matter, please report to the Fremont Hall of Justice.
The Court apologizes for any inconvenience this power outage has caused.
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