Clarence Douglas Ellison v. Jerry De La Rosa, Jr.

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• finding, where the plaintiff alleged that his counsel was ineffective “for allowing two fundamentally defective indictments to be prosecuted against him,” that counsel was performing a lawyer’s traditional function
• finding, where the plaintiff alleged that his counsel was ineffective “for allowing two fundamentally defective indictments to be prosecuted against him,” that counsel was performing a lawyer's traditional function
• finding, where the plaintiff alleged that his counsel was ineffective “for allowing two fundamentally defective indictments to be prosecuted against him,” that counsel was performing a lawyer’s traditional function
• finding, where the plaintiff alleged that his counsel was ineffective “for allowing two fundamentally defective indictments to be prosecuted against him,” that counsel was performing a lawyer’s traditional function
• ineffective assistance of counsel claims brought against appointed counsel in a Section 1983 suit must fail “for want of any action under color of state law”
• ineffective assistance of counsel claims brought against appointed counsel in a Section 1983 suit must fail “for want of any action under color of state law”

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