Legal Opinion
Akande v. Schneider
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided October 16, 2019No. 3:19-cv-00937Unknown
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT JASON SHOLA AKANDE, Plaintiff, v. No. 3:19-cv-00937 (JAM) TINA SCHNEIDER, Defendant. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY COMPLAINT SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED Plaintiff Jason Shola Akande was convicted after a jury trial on multiple criminal charges in the District of Connecticut. He has now filed this lawsuit pro se seeking $20 million in damages against a lawyer—defendant Tina Schneider—who was appointed by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to represent him on appeal. Akande alleges that Schneider violated his rights under the Fifth and Sixth…
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