Are there any cases of ineffective assistance of counsel in a civil case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Sagaidatchnaya, B208166, No. LA051758 (Cal. App. 2010):
are more suited to petitions for habeas corpus than direct appeals. (People v. Mendoza Tello (1997) 15 Cal.4th 264, 266-267 [a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel relating to "why counsel acted or failed to act in the manner challenged... is more appropriately decided in a habeas corpus proceeding"].) We consider each allegation of ineffectiveness in turn.
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