Burns v. Cole THIS IS CONSOLIDATED WITH CASE 6:18-cv-03246-SRB. ALL PLEADINGS ARE TO BE FILED IN THIS CASE.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI SOUTHERN DIVISION JOHN W. BURNS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Case No. 6:18-cv-03241-SRB v. ) ) BRAD COLE, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. (Doc. #6). For reasons discussed below, the motion is denied. I. Background Plaintiff John W. Burns is a former deputy sheriff of Christian County, Missouri. In 2015, Defendant Brad Cole (“Cole”) ran for Christian County Sheriff. Plaintiff, at that time a sergeant in the Christian County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Department, publically endorsed an opponent…