Visitors Guide to the Albert Armendariz Sr. U.S. Courthouse

VISITORS GUIDE TO THE ALBERT ARMENDARIZ SR. U.S. COURTHOUSE

Western District of Texas-El Paso

Address: 525 Magoffin Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79901 Clerk’s Office: (915) 534-6725 Western District of Texas Web Site: http://www.txwd.uscourts.gov/

Located in Downtown El Paso, Texas the Albert Armendariz Sr. Courthouse houses eleven courtrooms and serves four District Court Judges, one Senior District Court Judge, and four Magistrate Judges.

Security Guidelines

- A valid, official photo I.D. is required - “Valid and Official” means federal, state, or municipal I.D. cards or licenses that contain a picture. School I.D.’s for minors are acceptable. Photo I.D.’s such as “Sam’s Club” cards are not acceptable. - No tape recording or video recording devices of any kind are permitted. - No cameras are allowed. - Hats may not be worn in the building. - Guards do not have storage facilities to hold any items (such as cameras with cell phones) so do not bring them with you. - CELL PHONES are permitted for Attorneys only, but must be OFF inside the courtrooms. - No weapons of any kind are permitted, including pocket knives and mace. - Laptop Computers brought by Attorneys are acceptable.

Driving Directions to the Albert Armendariz Sr. U.S. Courthouse

Coming from the El Paso International Airport: Take Airway Blvd. Continue South on Airway Blvd Take I-10 West Take exit 19B toward Downtown Convention Center Merge onto E. Missouri Ave. Turn left onto N. Kansas St. Turn left onto E. San Antonio Ave. Continue on E. San Antonio Ave. Slight left onto Magoffin Ave. Arrive at 525 Magoffin, Albert Armendariz Federal Courthouse

Transportation

A cab ride costs about $20.00 from the airport to the Downtown District where the court is located. Below are some cab companies currently serving the El Paso, Texas area.

• United Independent Cab Company (915) 590-8294 www.elpasotaxicab.com

• Sun City Cab Company (915) 544-2211 www.suncitycab.com

• Yellow Cab of El Paso (915) 532-9999 www.yellowcabelpaso.com

Parking near the Albert Armendariz Federal Courthouse

There are parking meters on streets near the courthouse. However they are usually taken by 8 a.m. and the maximum time allowed is two hours. There are also numerous pay by day or by hour parking lots located near the courthouse. Below are some options.

• Diversified Parking Inc. (915) 533-5055 300 E Main Dr. # 1208, El Paso, Texas 79901

• Kansas Parking Facility (915) 838-6323 122 N Kansas St, El Paso, Texas 79901

• Cortez Garage (915) 532-8674 208 E Main Dr. El Paso, Texas 79901

• El Paso County Parking Garage (Connected to the County Courthouse, walking distance to Federal Courthouse) 500 E. Overland, El Paso, Texas 79901

Coffee

The Percolator- .3 miles (walking) Kinley's House Coffee & Tea- 1.8 miles from 217 N. Stanton, El Paso, Texas 79901 the Courthouse (Driving Distance) (915) 351-4377 2231 N Mesa St., El Paso, Texas 79902 (915) 838-7177 Pike Street- .4 miles (walking) kinleyshouse.com 207 E. Mills, El Paso, Texas 79901 (915) 545-1010 Starbucks- 1.9 miles from the Courthouse www.pikestreetmarketep.com (Driving Distance) 2300 North Mesa, El Paso, Texas 79902 Starbucks- .5 miles (walking) Centre Building-Mills Plaza 123 W Mills Ave., Suite 120 El Paso, Texas 79901

Downtown Eats

501 Bistro Cafe Mayapan 501 Texas Ave., El Paso, Texas 79901 (915) 217-1126 (915) 351-6023 2000 Texas Ave., El Paso, Texas 79901 501bistro.com www.mujerobrera.org/cafemayapan.html Sandwiches, Salads Mexican

Café Italia Downtown Fire (915) 532-3111 (915) 532-8733 504 W. San Antonio Ave. 600 N. El Paso St., El Paso, Texas 79901 El Paso, Texas 79901 www.urbanspoon.com/r/132/1523832/restaurant www.urbanspoon.com/r/132/1736146/restaurant /Downtown/Fire-El-Paso /Downtown/Cafe-Italia-Downtown-El-Paso American Italian, Mediterranean Food Trucks Two to four food trucks park in a lot on Mills Avenue between Mesa and Stanton

The Garden La Malinche 511 Western, El Paso, Texas 79901 (915) 544-8785 (915) 544-4400 310 N. Mesa St., El Paso, Texas 79901 www.thegardenep.com/ www.urbanspoon.com/r/132/904709/restaurant/ Modern American Downtown/La-Malinche-El-Paso Mexican Good Coffee (915) 544-6100 The Network 310 S. Florence St., El Paso, Texas 79901 (915) 532-0466 www.urbanspoon.com/r/132/1558467/restaurant 317 E. Mills Ave., El Paso, Texas 79901 /Downtown/Good-Coffee-El-Paso www.urbanspoon.com/r/132/1711130/restaurant Breakfast/Brunch /Downtown/The-Network-El-Paso American Healthy Bite 117 N. Stanton, El Paso, Texas 79901 Oasis Bistro & Lounge (915) 351-1700 (915) 231-1125 Sandwiches, salads, and smoothies 125 Pioneer Plaza, El Paso, Texas 79901 www.oasisbistroandlounge.com/ House of Pizza Modern American 208 N. Stanton, El Paso, Texas 79901 (915) 533-3424 Oaxaca Cocina Mexicana www.hopdowntown.com (915) 542-4217 Pizza, Sandwiches, Salads 1017 Delta Dr., El Paso, Texas 79901 www.facebook.com/oaxacainc Kipps Cheesesteak Mexican 203 E. Mills, El Paso, Texas 79901 (915) 838-7500 Pot Au Feu Sandwiches, Salads (915) 503-8158 307 E. Franklin Ave., El Paso, TX 79901 Leo’s Mexican Food www.potaufeuelpaso.com (915) 544-1001 International 315 Mills, El Paso, Texas 79901 www.leosmexican.com/ Tabla Mexican 115 Durango Ct., El Paso, Texas 79901 (915) 533-8935 Luigi’s Homestyle Pizza tabla-ep.com/ (915) 544-0444 Tapas bar 321 E. Mills Ave., El Paso, Texas 79901 www.urbanspoon.com/r/132/904804/restaurant/ Tommy’s Downtown/Luigis-Homestyle-Pizza-El-Paso (915) 533-5533 Pizza 413 Myrtle Ave., El Paso, Texas 79901 www.urbanspoon.com/r/132/905353/restaurant/ Downtown/Tommys-El-Paso Barbecue

UPSCALE DINING

Amuse Nuovo Cappetto 5860 N. Mesa St., El Paso, Texas 79912 2711 N. Stanton, El Paso, Texas 79902 (915) 585-6888 (915) 532-0700 elpasoamuse.com www.yelp.com/biz/nuovo-cappetto-el-paso-2 American, Japanese Italian

Cafe Central Opus World Bistro 109 N. Oregon St., El Paso, Texas 79901 7130 N. Mesa St., El Paso, Texas 79912 (915) 545-2233 (915) 585-2221 cafecentral.com opusworldbistro.com American American, Vegan

Delaney's Steak and Seafood Pelican’s Restaurant 1545 Lee Trevino, El Paso, Texas 79936 130 Shadow Mountain Dr. (915) 599-2600 El Paso, Texas 79912 delaneyssteakhouse.com (915) 581-1392 Seafood, Steakhouse www.yelp.com/biz/pelicans-restaurant-el-paso Seafood, Steakhouse Garufa Argentinean Restaurant 5411 N. Mesa St., Suite 26A, El Paso, Texas Riyoma Japanese Restaurant 79912 2000 N. Lee Trevino Dr., El Paso, Texas 79936 (915) 833-6100 (915) 590-8220 garufausa.com www.yelp.com/biz/riyoma-japanese-restaurant- Argentine el-paso Japanese Koze Teppan Grill 6127 N. Mesa St., El Paso, Texas 79912 SuZu Restaurant Asian Mexican Cuisine (915) 584-1128 5825 N. Mesa St., El Paso, Texas 79912 kozeteppangrill.com (915) 845-7898 Japanese suzurestaurant.com Mexican, Asian Fusion Mesa Street Grill 2525 N. Mesa St., El Paso, Texas 79902 (915) 532-1881 mesastreetgrill.com

American

HOTELS

HOTELS NEAR DOWNTOWN:

• DoubleTree by Hilton El Paso Downtown / City Center 600 N. El Paso St., El Paso, Texas (915) 532-8733 · doubletreeelpasohotel.com

• Camino Real Hotel (Downtown) - El Paso 101 S. El Paso St., El Paso, Texas (915) 534-3050 · caminoreal.com

• Hilton Garden Inn El Paso / University 111 W. University Ave., El Paso, Texas (915) 351-2121 · hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com

HOTELS NEAR THE AIRPORT:

• El Paso Marriott 1600 Airway Blvd., El Paso, Texas (915) 779-3300 · marriott.com

• Radisson Hotel El Paso Airport 1770 Airway Blvd., El Paso, Texas (915) 772-3333 · radisson.com

• Wyndham El Paso Airport Hotel and Water Park 2027 Airway Blvd., El Paso, Texas (915) 778-4241

• Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham El Paso Airport 6789 Boeing Dr., El Paso, Texas (915) 778-6789 · hawthorn.com

• Hyatt Place El Paso Airport 6030 Gateway Blvd. E, El Paso, Texas (915) 771-0022 · elpasoairport.place.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html