Legal Opinion
Xiong Xeng Moua v. City of Chico
District Court, E.D. California
Decided April 9, 2004No. CIV-S-02-0923DFL/KJMPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER
LEVI, District Judge.
The central issue in this case is whether the Equal Protection Clause requires a police department to provide an interpreter for any non-English-speaking victim of a crime who seeks police assistance. The plaintiffs in this case are Chico residents of Hmong ancestry who speak Hmong as their primary language and have limited proficiency in English. 1 Invoking the Equal Protection Clause, they seek to compel the City of Chico to provide interpretation services to translate between Chico law enforcement officers and Hmong residents with limited…
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