By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror
The University Lakes Justice Court is frigid, and the regulars seem to know that. They’ve brought jackets along with their paperwork and are patiently waiting for their case to be called.
Its Tuesday, and this morning’s docket is not your typical one. It’s full of evictions.
Judge Tyler Kissell begins to call out the names of people who have been given an eviction notice by their landlord, as court clerks manage the massive stack of paperwork.
Of the roughly 80 names called that morning, fewer than 10 are actually present.
“If I have 100 eviction cases, I usually have 7 people show up,” Kissell said later to the Arizona Mirror.
