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A judge’s interpreter who was forced to quit because she could not get through a patient with a disability is seeking a court hearing, after the judge dismissed her disability pension and ordered her to return to work.
The judge ruled that the interpreter’s disability was not enough of a reason to bar her from working because she did not meet a legal requirement that she be able to provide a service that is “reasonably accessible to the court.”
“I would argue that this is not a disability, and I would be very reluctant to rule on a claim that I could not provide a reasonably accessible service to a client,” Judge Richard W. Haines III wrote in his ruling, which was reported by the Sacramento Bee on Thursday.
Haines, who was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2017, said the interpreter had a “significant” disability.
She could not communicate with clients, could not write a client’s request, could speak to a patient without the aid of a translator and could not have a phone.
Hannah G. Folt, the attorney for the interpreter, said she had to leave the state and find work in order to be able keep her job.
“We have been in contact with the court over the last few days and we have no doubt that she will be reinstated to her position,” Folt told ABC News.
“The court is well aware that the court has jurisdiction over the court of appeals,” she said.
“We expect to get this resolved.”
Folt said that she was told by the judge that the case would be heard in August, but that she did know she had until December.
The case has been assigned to a judge who is retired, but Folt said she was still hopeful.
“I feel confident that if the court agrees to a continuance that I would receive a court order, a continuances order and that she would be reinstated,” she told ABC.
The interpreter, who has not been identified, was fired after a medical condition that required her to spend two weeks in a hospital bed.
She had already been working for the agency for about a year, according to her employer.
Folt and her attorney, James A. Schulz, told ABC that the state was entitled to reinstate the interpreter if it decides to, but the case has the potential to take decades.
“It is a very long process to bring a case to trial, to be heard by a judge, to get a jury, to make a determination and to be decided by the court,” Folts attorney said.
“You don’t just give up your job and say ‘no’ to a job, that’s not what we do.”
Schulz said that he was disappointed that Hainers ruling meant that the judge would not have to reconsider his decision.
“He should not be the one to say ‘I don’t want to do that,’ because that’s the judge’s job,” he said.
The California Department of Corrections said in a statement that it would not comment on the case, but said in its statement that Hains order had been issued.
“The Department of Correction’s position remains unchanged that a certified interpreter is a necessary component of any facility to meet the unique needs of those with disabilities and we are committed to continuing to provide interpreters of all levels,” the statement read.
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