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BUTTON v. KIBBY-BROWN

No. 97-2832.

146 F.3d 526 (1998)

Phillip BUTTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sandra KIBBY-BROWN and Steven L. McEvers, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 26, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Baker, Springfield, IL, Mark S. Demorest (argued), Hainer, Demorest & Berman, Troy, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jerald S. Post (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and CUMMINGS and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Phillip Button brought a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that defendants Sandra Kibby-Brown and Steven McEvers violated his rights under the First Amendment. At the close of trial, the district court granted Kibby-Brown's and McEvers' motion for judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(a). Button appeals this decision; we affirm.

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