Donald Clark
v.
State of Iowa
n plaintiff’s action against the State alleging legal malpractice by the assistant state public defender who had represented him during his criminal trial, the State was granted interlocutory review of a district court order granting plaintiff a partial summary judgment. The State contends the district court erred by ruling plaintiff could use offensive issue preclusion to establish his trial counsel’s breach of duty based on an earlier determination in postconviction relief proceedings that counsel had been ineffective.
County:
Johnson
Appellee
Donald Clark
Appellant
State of Iowa
Attorneys for the Appellee
Frank J. Nidey
Thomas P. Frerichs
Attorneys for the Appellant
Jeffrey S. Thompson
Noah Goerlitz
David M. Ranscht
Supreme Court
Oral Argument Schedule
Non-Oral
Dec 16, 2020 1:30 PM
Briefs
Supreme Court Opinion
Opinion Number:
19-1558
Date Published:
Feb 26, 2021