Court services, including the Adult Probation and Parole Department, will soon be housed at 714 Market St. (pictured above) in Center City, Philadelphia.Phila. Courts Relocating Adult Probation, Parole and Pretrial Services to Market East
For the next two weeks, several offices used for Philadelphia's adult probation, parole and pretrial services are set to be closed as the facilities will be moved to a new location in Center City.
February 25, 2019 at 01:30 PM
3 minute read
For the next two weeks, several offices used for Philadelphia's adult probation, parole and pretrial services are set to be closed as the facilities will be moved to a new location in Center City.
According to the First Judicial District, the Adult Probation and Parole Department, Pretrial Services, Treatment Court and the accounting department for the Office of Judicial Records, all of which are located at 1401 Arch St., closed Feb. 22. The offices are scheduled to reopen starting March 11 in new offices at 714 Market St., which are expected to provide greater access for members of the public.
The FJD said that, between the time the Arch Street offices are closed and the time the new Market Street offices reopen, no adult probation and parole or pretrial services offices visits will be scheduled. However, scheduled hearings before judges should continue as planned, the FJD said. The court also said bail, court costs, fee and fine payment can still be made at the Criminal Justice Center or in City Hall.
The changes are expected to mostly impact defendants utilizing the services, and attorneys are not expected to be affected.
According to the FJD, the project has been in the works since 2017, and stems, in part, from ownership changes at the Arch Street building.
The court's lease on the project was due to expire in June 2020, but, after new owners purchased the property in the summer of 2017 with the intent of redesigning the space, the FJD was given the option of terminating the lease early. Court leadership decided to end the lease early.
“The FJD saw this as a valuable opportunity to transfer 1401's operations to a strategically located facility that is better equipped to accommodate staff, clientele and the public at-large,” FJD spokesman Gabriel Roberts said in an email. “714 Market Street also provides easy access to numerous modes of public transportation; including trains, buses and SEPTA regional rail lines.”
Rent for the new space is set to be increasing somewhat over what the court was paying for the Arch Street facility. According to the FJD, the court was paying $12.82 per square foot for the Arch Street property. The lease rate for the Market Street facility is set to increase to $18 per square foot with gradual increases, until the lease rate hits $24.50 per square foot for years 11 through 15.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
NOT FOR REPRINT
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
You Might Like
View All
Philadelphia Bar Association Executive Director Announces Retirement
3 minute readTrending Stories
Who Got The Work
Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.
Who Got The Work
Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.
Who Got The Work
Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.
Who Got The Work
David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.
Featured Firms
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
(470) 294-1674
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250
