The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Catalano, 974 F.2d 1343 (9th Cir. 1992):
A defendant who communicates well in English and has no primary reliance on a foreign language is not entitled to an interpreter under the Court Interpreters Act, 28 U.S.C. 1827(d)(1). See United States v. Lim, 794 F.2d 469, 470-71 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 937 (1986).
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