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Effective Assistance of Counsel Not a Right in Civil Litigation

The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court's refusal to appoint substitute counsel and, following a prior appellate decision, held that civil litigants have no right to effective assistance of counsel.

William L. Taylor was arrested by Des Moines, Iowa police following a high-speed chase. After ...

 

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