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VOSE v. KLIMENT

No. 07-1792.

506 F.3d 565 (2007)

Ronald VOSE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald KLIMENT, Chief of Police of the City of Springfield, in his individual capacity, and William Rouse, Deputy Chief of Police of the City of Springfield, in his individual capacity, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 26, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard W. Feldman, Stanley N. Wasser (argued), Feldman, Wasser, Draper & Benson, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Angela M. Fyans (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel, Springfield, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-Appellants Donald Kliment and William Rouse appeal from the district court's denial of their Motion to Dismiss on the basis of qualified immunity. They assert that they are entitled to qualified immunity against Plaintiff-Appellee Ronald Vose's § 1983 claims which allege violations of Vose's First Amendment free speech rights. Vose argues that his speech was protected, and therefore Kliment and Rouse's retaliation in response...

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