Judge calls Heuermann case for 11 a.m.
Judge Timothy Mazzei has taken the bench. He is calling other calendar matters. Mazzei often keeps a full caseload on days when major cases are called. It's an awkward dynamic as the vast majority of people in the courtroom are awaiting one specific case but must wait for the calendar to clear.
"That is on for 11 o'clock," he said as the clerk called Heuermann's case.
When a defense attorney was not present for another case just called, Mazzei told a prosecutor to get him on the phone. "Ask him what the hell he's doing," the judge said as he left the bench, placing the court in recess.
The wait continues.
Grant Parpan covers Suffolk County courts and federal courts for Newsday. A Long Island native, he joined Newsday in 2022.
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