TOSTON v. THURMER

No. 11-3914.

689 F.3d 828 (2012)

Toni TOSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael THURMER, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Toni Toston, Waupun, WI, pro se.

Jody J. Schmelzer (submitted), Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, an inmate of a Wisconsin prison, brought this suit against prison officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, complaining of violations of his rights of free speech and due process. The district judge dismissed the due process claim and granted summary judgment for the defendants on the free speech claim, with which we begin.

The plaintiff had checked out two books from the prison library, and he also purchased (with the prison...

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