public "defender"

so one would think that a public defender is supposed to do just that, defend the person they are assigned to, and not make the job easier for the prosecution. nope. today a very pregnant pd (either 8 or 9mos for sure) was sitting in for the one assigned and didnt feel like reading the case file for each person she was there to defend. that means that she got to do whatever she wanted, without speaking to her client to decide what they wanted. she refused to let us talk to the real attorney that was assigned for another 3 weeks!! what the hell?! we were supposed to go in there to discuss what was already discussed through another part of court. now with this crap, we have to scramble to figure out what to do to get back onto that track. in the meantime, the pregnant pd says if we dont like what she decided to do that we can hire our own lawyer and then hung up on us. obviously i dont have any problem with women, or even pregnant women but i do have a problem with someone who doesnt want to do their job. defend who is assigned to you and if for some reason you are not able to attend their case, talk to the stand-in so they know whats going on. this is just absolute crap!