Legal Opinion
Greenberg v. Kmetko
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 9, 1988No. 85-2104, 85-2183PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
The defendants-appellants, Thomas Kmetko and Bruce Weflen, appeal from the judgment of the district court that they had violated plaintiff-appellant Richard Green-berg’s First Amendment free speech right. The defendants submit on appeal that they should be shielded from liability by qualified immunity. They also challenge the district court’s finding that Greenberg’s conduct was protected by the First Amendment and argue that the court misinstruct-ed the jury on the standards for establishing illegal retaliatory conduct. Greenberg cross-appeals, arguing that the…
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