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KLINE v. HUGHES

No. 97-1737.

131 F.3d 708 (1997)

Madonna KLINE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DORIS HUGHES, in both her personal capacity and in her capacity as an official of Spencer County, Indiana, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Collier-Magar (argued), Collier-Magar & Kirages, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David L. Jones, Keith M. Wallace (argued), Jones & Wallace, Evansville, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, RIPPLE and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Madonna Kline appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment to Doris Hughes. The district court held that Ms. Hughes did not violate the First Amendment when she discharged Ms. Kline from her position as deputy county auditor. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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BACKGROUND

On December 15, 1995, approximately two weeks before Doris Hughes...

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