Winters v. Cardarella

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI AARON T. WINTERS JR., Plaintiff, v. Case No. 4:19-cv-1034-JAR LAINE T. CARDARELLA and OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI, Defendants. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER In this removal action, Plaintiff Aaron T. Winters, Jr. alleges legal malpractice stemming from his vacated conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Doc. 40) based on the doctrines of sovereign immunity and official…