According to NBC News, the plastic surgeon during the latest bizarre trial took place in the Zoom court hearing during an operation.
Sacramento doctor Scott Green appears in scarves and gloves, much to the astonishment of the courtroom clerk.
“Hello, Mr. Green? Are you available for trial?” asked the clerk, according to footage shared by The Sacramento Bee. “Looks like you’re in an operating room right now?”
The doctor reassured the clerk that he could go well.
“I am, sir,” Green said.
He continued: “Yes, I’m in an operating room now. I’m available for trial. Continue.”
Shortly after Gary Link, commissioner of the Sacramento High Court, entered the Zoom trial, he asked for an adjournment and said he felt uncomfortable with the idea that the doctor was going to attend the surgery.
“Unless I’m wrong, I see an accused who is in the middle of an operating room looking like he’s actively providing services to a patient,” he said. “Is that correct, Mr. Green?”
Green reaffirmed that he was in the middle of an operation, but that another doctor in the room was currently leading the patient’s operation.
“I have another surgeon here who is doing the surgery with me, so I can stand here and allow them to do the surgery as well,” Green replied.
Despite Green’s reassurance that the court is free to proceed, Link ended the trial and called for the patient’s well-being.
“I do not think so. I do not think it is appropriate,” Link remarked, noting that they would come up with a different date for when Green “is not actively involved in or participating in a patient’s needs. do not pay attention. “
Green apologized for the incident and said the timing of the operation did not always go as planned.
Link concluded the trial by saying, “It happens. We want to keep people healthy, we want to keep them alive. That’s important.”
The trial was broadcast live and posted on YouTube as required by law, as it is mandatory that traffic trials be made public, The Sacramento Bee noted.
The incident came weeks after a virtual court hearing in Texas was interrupted after a lawyer managed to get caught with a cat filter covering his face.