The factual allegations pertaining to this case are set forth in this Court's MaMemorandum Opinion (Doc. and the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law, 43 Pa. § 794 the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, 43 Pa. the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. 70) ("Plaintiffs' Complaint") alleges claims against CASD and its former Superintendent, Angelo Romaniello ("Romaniello"), arising under 42 U.S.C. Plaintiffs' current Second Amended Complaint (Doc.
On August 26, 2015, Plaintiffs Abdallah Hawa ("Hawa") and Teresa Powell ("Powell") (collectively, the "Plaintiffs") commenced this action against CASD, alleging federal civil rights claims and state-law claims arising from their discovery of racist text messages about them sent between CASD administrators, and from various retaliatory actions allegedly taken by CASD in the aftermath of that discovery. Accordingly, Counts III-V will be dismissed without prejudice so that they may be brought in state court. For the reasons that follow, the Motions will be granted as to the federal-law claims in Counts I and II, and the Court will exercise its discretion not to retain supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state-law claims in Counts III-V. Ellison and R&S (collectively, the "Attorneys") ask this Court to dismiss CASD's Joinder Complaint in its entirety. 87) and by Third-Party Defendant Rhoads & Sinon LLP ("R&S") (Doc. 73) ("Joinder Complaint") filed by Third-Party Defendant James Ellison, Esquire ("Ellison") (Doc. MARILYN HEFFLEY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGEīefore this Court are Motions to Dismiss Third-Party Plaintiff Coatesville Area School District's ("CASD") First Amended Joinder Complaint (Doc.
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