Lin v. Yuri Sushi Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------x : TINGYAO LIN, et al., : Plaintiffs, : 18-CV-0528 (GBD) (OTW) : -against- : ORDER : YURI SUSHI INC., et al., : : Defendants. : -------------------------------------------------------------x ONA T. WANG, United States Magistrate Judge: The Court has reviewed pro se Defendants’ request for an interpreter at the July 28, 2022 status conference. (ECF 162). In general, a pro se civil litigant is not entitled to an interpreter or translator. See Pedraza v. Phoenix, No. 93-CV-2631 (MGC), 1994 WL 177285, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. May 9, 1994); Rahman v. Red Chili Indian Cafe, Inc., No. 17-CV-5156 (RA), 2021 WL 8776243, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 6, 2021). Defendants are reminded of their ability to seek free legal advice from the New York Legal Assistance Group’s legal clinic for pro se litigants.

Defendants may visit the NYLAG clinic’s website at nylag.org/pro-se-clinic/ or call (212) 659-6190. This clinic, which is neither part of nor run by the Court, assists pro se litigants with federal civil cases.

Plaintiff is directed to serve a copy of this Order on pro se Defendants and file proof of service on the docket by July 27, 2022.

SO ORDERED.

s/ Ona T. Wang Dated: July 26, 2022 Ona T. Wang New York, New York United States Magistrate Judge