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CHURCHILL v. WATERS

No. 91-2288.

977 F.2d 1114 (1992)

Cheryl R. CHURCHILL and Thomas Koch, M.D., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Cynthia WATERS, Kathleen Davis, Stephen Hopper, and McDonough District Hospital, an Illinois municipal corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 15, 1992.

As Amended October 16, 1992.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 9, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Bisbee (argued), Macomb, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Donald J. McNeil, Laurie A. Spieler, Larry Manson (argued), Brian J. Fahey, Dorothy J. Voss, Keck, Mahin & Cate, Chicago, Ill., Janet L. Jannusch, Keck, Mahin & Cate, Peoria, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUDAHY, COFFEY, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied December 9, 1992.

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Cheryl R. Churchill appeals the district court's entry of summary judgment against her claim that the defendants fired her because she spoke out on a matter of public concern, namely the reduced quality of nursing care in the hospital's obstetrics department as a result of a recently instituted cross-training program. Because we hold that Churchill's speech is a matter of public...

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