The trial by jury for the case of 51-year-old former Pullman school district janitor Eric Anthony Robins, who was charged right after Christmas for child rape and molestation, has been pushed back from its initially planned date of Feb. 17, according to the Washington Court system Odyssey portal. 

Court docket entries show that the initial trial, to be held by Judge Rodger Sandberg, was stricken from the court calendar. In legal terms, ‘stricken’ is used to indicate when a scheduled preceding is removed by a judicial officer with expectation for a re-schedule, according to a manual from the Washington Courts. 

Stricken trials occur for several reasons, including failure to appear, settlements or negotiations between parties or plea bargains, according to Injustice Watch reporting.

There was a quick succession of subsequent court entries following the stricken trail. Another scheduling conference was set for Feb. 27 at 9 a.m., according to court records. 

Washington’s online court system, the Odyssey Portal, is the official public access point for court dockets and scheduled hearings, though it does not provide full case details. 

The date of the new trial for Robins is not yet known.