Calderon-Palomino v. Nichols

OPINION

HOWARD, Presiding J.

¶ 1 In this special action, petitioner Jose Calderon-Palomino contends the respondent judge abused his discretion by denying Calderon-Palomino’s request to have real party in interest the State of Arizona pay for translating disclosure and court documents from English into Spanish in the underlying criminal proceeding. Although Calderon-Palomino has a remedy by appeal, we accept jurisdiction of this special action because he has presented a constitutional issue of first impression that is a matter of statewide concern and likely to recur. Vo v. Superior Court, 172…