· 11/1/2013
Eugene Devbrow v. Steven Gallegos
Citations
- 735 F.3d 584
- 92 Fed. R. Serv. 1037
- 2013 WL 5873362
- 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 22278
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- concluding that a motive” for destroying his legal documents could not survive summary judgment on a First Amendment retaliation claim.
- concluding that a prisoner's verified complaint that provided only \speculation regarding the officers' motive\ for destroying his documents was insufficient to survive summary judgment on a First Amendment retaliation claim
- concluding that a prisoner’s verified complaint that provided only “speculation regarding the officers’ motive” for destroying his legal documents could not survive summary judgment on a First Amendment retaliation claim
- affirming a district court’s grant of summary judgment based on its decision to strike a document the plaintiff “failed to authenticate” under Rule 901
- affirming summary judgment where plaintiff only submitted conclusional verified complaint allegations that his legal materials had been destroyed and thus failed to “come forward with evidence” supporting his access-to-courts claim
- finding conclusory allegations in verified complaint insufficient to survive motion for summary judgment
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Judges: Posner, Sykes, Hamilton
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