mColumn = columnRequest.getColumnName();
mCloser = Closer.create();
try {
final KijiColumnFilter.Context filterContext =
new NameTranslatingFilterContext(mColumnTranslator);
final KijiColumnFilter kijiFilter = columnRequest.getFilter();
final Filter filter;
if (kijiFilter != null) {
filter = kijiFilter.toHBaseFilter(mColumn, filterContext);
} else {