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· 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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