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MOTON v. COWART

No. 09-11730.

631 F.3d 1337 (2011)

Lewis Martin MOTON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Captain B.E. COWART, Defendant-Appellee, W.O. Sheetz, Lt. Prieto, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 2, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Burns (Court-Appointed), Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Helen Brewer Fouse , Atty. General's Office, Civ. Lit. Div., Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BARKETT and MARTIN, Circuit Judges, and HUNT, District Judge.

MARTIN, Circuit Judge:

Lewis Martin Moton, Jr.,1 an inmate in Florida state prison, appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Captain B.E. Cowart on Moton's retaliation claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Moton argues that Cowart violated his First Amendment rights when she disciplined him for filing an inmate grievance and for speaking to her in a manner she found disrespectful. After thorough review, and the benefit...

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