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992675P.pdf   04/06/2000  Eddie C. Risdal  v.  Sally C. Halford
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  99-2675
   Southern District of Iowa   
   Civil Case Civil Rights Action-First Amendment. District 
   court committed plain error in instructing jury that if the 
   jury found a First Amendment violation the jury had the 
   discretion to award nominal damages. A award of 
   nominal damages is required upon proof of infringement 
   of the First Amendment right to speak. Case is reversed 
   to enter judgment of $1.00 to plaintiff.