Ronald Heneghan v. Northampton Comm College

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

Ronald Heneghan appeals the grant of summary judgment on his § 1983 claim that Northampton Community College deprived him of his protected property interest in public employment without due process of law. Because Pennsylvania law afforded Heneghan ample procedural protections, we will affirm.

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Heneghan joined the faculty of Northampton Community College in the fall of 2003 in a tenure-track position as an Associate Professor of Communications and Theatre. Heneghan was hired on an initial contract covered by the collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”)…