Law Grad Without a Credit Card Will Take Bar Exam, Thanks to Calif. Supremes
An order issued late Monday by the California Supreme Court has cleared the way for a law graduate without a credit card to take the bar exam today.
Sara Granda, a 29-year-old indigent quadriplegic who receives disability benefits, says she paid the exam fee of $648 with a state-issued check. But the state bar never processed Granda’s online application because she didn’t fill in the space for a credit card number.
Granda was paralyzed in an auto accident, and she uses a wheelchair and a respirator. She graduated from the University of California at Davis law school. She filed suit, first in federal court, when she learned she would not be able to take the bar exam. The case was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds, and Granda refiled in the state supreme court.
Granda had the support of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who sent a letter to the supreme court asking the justices to allowher to take the exam, the Recorder reports.
The order said Granda should be allowed to take the exam, but she must complete a full application by Sept. 1 so her eligibility can be assessed.
