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BENSON v. ALLPHIN

No. 84-2186.

786 F.2d 268 (1986)

William J. BENSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert H. ALLPHIN, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 10, 1986.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearings April 11, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew B. Spiegel, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Paul J. Petit, Betar & Petit, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BAUER, ESCHBACH, Circuit Judges, and PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, a former state employee, alleged in this § 1983 action (1) that the defendant state officials discharged him in retaliation for the exercise of his First Amendment rights and (2) that, after his discharge, the defendants conspired to harass him in violation of his First Amendment rights. The primary questions presented on appeal are (1) whether the district court erred in granting a directed verdict to one of the defendant...

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