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 FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI SOUTHERN DIVISION MICHAEL A. WELLS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Case No. 6:18-cv-03241-SRB v. ) Case No. 6:18-cv-03247-SRB ) BRAD COLE, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff Michael Wells. (Doc. #119). For the reasons discussed below, the motion is granted. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Michael A. Wells is a former deputy sheriff of Christian County, Missouri. In 2015, Defendant Brad Cole ran for Christian County Sheriff. Plaintiff, at that time a sergeant in the…