Federal Court Interpretation of 25 U.S.C. 1914 and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

An effort to  persuade a federal court to review a state court action in an Indian Child Welfare Act case partially succeeds in Kirk v. Baldovinos (N.D. Cal.):

Kirk DCT Order

Alameda County Motion to Dismiss

Kirk Opposition

Alameda County Reply

California Response to Order to Show Cause

The only federal claim remaining is the ineffective assistance of ICW counsel:

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