Legal Opinion
Moton v. Cowart
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 2, 2011No. 09-11730PublishedCited by 258 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge:
Lewis Martin Moton, Jr., 1 an inmate in Florida state prison, appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Captain B.E. Cowart on Moton’s retaliation claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Moton argues that Cowart violated his First Amendment rights when she disciplined him for tiling an inmate grievance and for speaking to her in a manner she found disrespectful. After thorough review, and the benefit of oral argument, we reverse the grant of summary judgment and remand for further proceedings.
I. Factual Background
In early September 2004, Moton filed an…
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