Hernandez v. Baker et al

Filing 247

ORDER denying as moot ECF No. 245 Defendants' Motion to Hold Trial in Abeyance for Plaintiff to Secure the Services of a Court-approved Translator/Interpreter for Trial. Signed by Judge Miranda M. Du on 01/26/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KW)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 9 *** 10 INGINIO HERNANDEZ, 11 Case No. 3:13-cv-00083-MMD-WGC Plaintiff, ORDER v. 12 RENEE BAKER, et al., 13 Defendants. 14 15 The Court finds that because of obvious language barriers for Plaintiff, it will be 16 necessary for the Court to secure Spanish interpreters to assist the Court in overseeing 17 the trial, and to promote judicial economy and ensure fairness of the trial. In fact, 18 Defendants recognize the challenges posed to the scheduled trial without the service of 19 Spanish interpreters. (See ECF No. 245.) Absent Spanish interpreters, it will be difficult, 20 if not impossible, for Defendants to cross examine Plaintiff, for Plaintiff to present his case, 21 for the parties to understand the claims and defenses, and for the jury to understand 22 Plaintiff. At a minimum, securing Spanish interpreters for the trial will benefit both the 23 Court and counsel for Defendants. Accordingly, the Court has successfully applied to 24 utilize funds from non-appropriated funds consisting of attorney admission fees (“the 25 Funds”) to secure the services of non-certified Spanish interpreters to provide 26 interpretation for the parties, the Court and the jury during the course of trial. In the event 27 Plaintiff were to prevail, the costs of retaining the interpreters may be taxed against 28 Defendants for purposes of reimbursing the Funds. 1 2 3 Defendants' Motion to Hold Trial in Abeyance for Plaintiff to Secure the Services of a Court-approved Translator/Interpreter for Trial (ECF No. 245) is denied as moot. DATED THIS 26th day of January 2017. 4 5 MIRANDA M. DU UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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