CASTAGNA v. WEST MIFFLIN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DANIEL R. CASTAGNA, ) ) Civil Action No. 2:18-cv-00894 Plaintiff, ) ) Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan v. ) ) ECF No. 323 WEST MIFFLIN AREA SCHOOL ) DISTRICT, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW I. PENDING MOTION In the present Motion for Judgment as a Matter Law, ECF No. 323, filed pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(b), Defendant West Mifflin Area School District advances the following arguments: Defendant asserts, as to protected speech, that Plaintiff’s (a)…