CABALLERO v. DIST. CT.

No. 45114.

167 P.3d 415 (2007)

Hermes CABALLERO, Petitioner, v. The SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of the State of Nevada, in and for the COUNTY OF WHITE PINE, and The Honorable Steve L. Dobrescu, District Judge, Respondents, and Jackie Crawford, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

September 20, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hermes Caballero, Indian Springs, in Proper Person.

Catherine Cortez Masto, Attorney General, and Joseph W. Long, Deputy Attorney General, Carson City, for Respondent.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.


OPINION

By the Court, HARDESTY, J.:

In this petition, we address an important issue regarding access to justice—we consider whether a non-English speaking litigant is entitled to have a volunteer interpreter appointed to assist him or her in a justice court small claims proceeding. And, when no volunteer interpreter is available, we consider whether the justice court has discretion to appoint a state-registered interpreter, at public expense...

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