Trial by Declaration - Online Status

I got a traffic ticket on November 2009 and filed a Trial by Declaration. I filed the TBD in time through Fedex and got a confirmation it was delivered on time but never got any reply form the court. Now I'm checking at my status and this is what I see.

I just don't know wether that court date means I have to personally appear in court, or the TBD already took place or it's a trial de novo. I'm so confused and can't get a human being to talk on the LASuperiorCourt phone system! Please let me know how your cases turned out. Thank yoU!!

Court: Metropolitan Courthouse
1945 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 742-1884
Violation Date: 11/18/2009
Initial Due Date: 01/05/2010
Case Status: Court
Disposition: 12/14/2009
Last Action: Court trial
Last Action/
New Appearance Date: 04/16/2010 in 064

There is no longer a human being to speak to in LA County regarding your traffic tickets. Unfortunately, that department was eliminated.

You'll need to go down to the courthouse personally if you want to get a resolution to your problem.

CourClerk,

Thank you for your prompt answer! I will follow your advise and go to the courthouse personally to see what's going on with my TBD. I will write back on the forum once I talk to them and hope it'll be helpful for other people in my same situation.

Hi yellowlines... I am in the same situation. I have no clue what the status of my ticket is.

Court: Metropolitan Courthouse
1945 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 742-1884
Violation Date: 01/06/2010
Initial Due Date: 02/22/2010
Case Status: Extension
Disposition: 02/17/2010
Last Action: Extension
Last Action/
New Appearance Date: 04/23/2010 in TBD

my difference is the new appearace date says "in TBD". It also give me options to choose morning, evening, or night court.

Honestly I dont know what to do and feel like maybe I should have just paid the ticket. SO MUCH HASSLE!

Can you please tell me what happened when you went into court? I'd like to know before I take time off work to get this straightened out. Thank you.

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CourClerk,

Thank you for your prompt answer! I will follow your advise and go to the courthouse personally to see what's going on with my TBD. I will write back on the forum once I talk to them and hope it'll be helpful for other people in my same situation.

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What happend when you went? Did you case get dismissed?