A federal judge in Connecticut has ruled that a man who sued his former counsel for $20 million alleging legal malpractice stemming from his appeal of his conviction for passport fraud wasn’t able to show the attorney acted improperly.

In his Wednesday ruling, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Meyer of the District of Connecticut said plaintiff Jason Akande has until Oct. 26 to file his response to show why his complaint against Portland, Maine, attorney Tina Schneider should not be dismissed.

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