Rahn V. Drake Center Inc‪.‬

ZATKOFF, District Judge. Defendant-appellant Drake Center, Inc. ("Drake Center") appeals several orders entered by the district court*fn1 in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action where plaintiff-appellee Rosemary Rahn ("Rahn") prevailed on her claim that Drake Center discharged her in violation of her First Amendment rights. Specifically, Drake Center appeals the denial of its directed verdict motion on the issues of state action and protected speech; the denial of its motion for judgment as a matter of law, or in the alternative, motion for a new trial on the issue of its affirmative defenses; the award of punitive damages to Rahn; three separate evidentiary rulings; and the award of attorney fees and costs. Finding that Rahn's First Amendment rights were not violated in this case, we REVERSE the district court and VACATE the judgment entered in this action. We do not reach the merits of the other issues raised in this appeal.