LCPS NTO Issued in February Represents Whistleblower Retalation #LCPS #LCSO #LoudounCountCourt #LoudounCountyGovernment #LindsayMohler #TroxellLeigh #troymohler

 July 28, 2026

This email was delivered to LCPS on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.

What is interesting is that I filed numerous HRTD complaints against Nick Cottone. 

LCPS validated these complaints, yet in February 2026, issued a no-trespass order and copied Nick Cottone on said NTO.

LCPS blatantly violated both State and Federal Law and undertook retaliation against me, see the yellow-highlighted paragraph, below.

FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSMISSION: DEPOSIT OF HISTORICAL HRTD SUBSTANTIATION LOGS

TO: Marc Bergin, Chief of Staff; John Clark, Director of Safety & Security

CC: Dr. Aaron Spence, Superintendent; Loudoun County School Board; Loudoun County Sheriff's Office; Leesburg Police Department; U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

DATE: July 25, 2026

SUBJECT: ADMINISTRATIVE DEPOSIT OF HISTORICAL HRTD SUBSTANTIATION LOGS — FORENSIC PROOF OF RETALIATORY NTO UNDER 34 C.F.R. § 100.7(e) AND LCPS POLICY 8030

Mr. Bergin, Mr. Clark, and Division Counsel,

Please find attached three primary HRTD evidentiary records that are hereby formally deposited into the active administrative record of Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS):

  1. Exhibit H-1 (250219 Gmail - Workplace Relations Follow-up - nick cottone.pdf): Formal correspondence from HRTD Investigator Devina Martin confirming prior administrative action.

  2. Exhibit H-2 (250508 Gmail - Guardian Incident Report Received - nick cottone.pdf): Formal confirmation of Guardian Case 12812 filed against Seneca Ridge MS Principal Nick Cottone.

  3. Exhibit H-3 (250516 Gmail - HRTD Follow-up - Devina Martin - Nick Cottone.pdf): Formal disposition from Investigator Martin confirming: "HRTD has looked into the concerns that you raised. Personnel action, if appropriate, will be taken... As a reminder, retaliation is prohibited by law."

I. FORENSIC CROSS-WALK: SUBSTANTIATED HR COMPLAINTS VS. THE RETALIATORY NTO

The cross-walk of Exhibits H-1 through H-3 against the February 24, 2026 No-Trespass Order (Exhibit N-10) forensically establishes bad-faith institutional retaliation under federal and state law:

  • Substantiation of Protected Whistleblower Complaints: On May 16, 2025, HRTD verified that the Complainant’s formal workforce complaints regarding Principal Nick Cottone held merit, confirming that personnel review was initiated. This textually refutes any subsequent claim by Director John Clark that the Complainant's communications were "unfounded," "disruptive," or "frivolous."

  • Contemporaneous Notice of Retaliation: On May 17, 2025, the Complainant explicitly notified HRTD in writing of immediate retaliatory legal actions executed in coordination with the subject of the complaint. LCPS was placed on explicit notice of an active retaliation vector over nine months prior to issuing the NTO. Of note, the retaliation occured at the hands of Lindsay Mohler of Troxell Leigh P.C. who sought monetary retaliation in response for my legally protected activity.

  • Direct Violation of 34 C.F.R. § 100.7(e) and LCPS Policy 8030: Despite possessing official internal records confirming that the Complainant's complaints against Nick Cottone were validated, LCPS issued the February 24, 2026 NTO, explicitly copying Nick Cottone (cc: Nick Cottone, Principal). Copying the validated subject of an HRTD grievance on a police-backed trespass ban constitutes a direct "show of force" and a facial violation of federal anti-retaliation regulations (34 C.F.R. § 100.7(e)) and LCPS Policy 8030 (Prohibition Against Retaliation).

II. IMMINENT ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIATION DEMANDS

In light of this uncontradicted documentary proof that the February 24, 2026 NTO was issued in retaliation for substantiated HRTD workforce complaints, the Complainant reiterates the following mandatory remedies:

  1. Immediate Termination Proceedings: Initiate immediate termination proceedings for Principal Nick Cottone and Director of Safety & Security John Clark for willful civil rights violations, bad-faith retaliation, and abuse of administrative authority under color of state law.

  2. Immediate Rescission of the Retaliatory NTO: Formally vacate the February 24, 2026 order signed by John Clark and restore complete, unhindered joint legal custodial access to my children's physical and digital environments.

  3. Halt Automated Matriculation Pending ADA/504 Review: Immediately pause all automated middle school placement milestones for my minor child, Charlie, until an independent, neutral administrative accommodation plan under the ADA has been executed.

  4. Procurement Integrity Debarment (Policy 2350): Enforce LCPS Policy 2350 to immediately terminate all commercial sponsorships with Khanna Law, PLLC, and initiate debarment proceedings against software vendor QlikTech for data infrastructure cross-contamination.

  5. Delivery of Converted Public Records: Secure the immediate, unhindered transmission of all 1,141 responsive VFOIA records owed to me across multiple requests (including Request R002437-121125), for which processing fees were paid and accepted but records remain wrongfully converted behind your digital blockade.

  6. Notice of Claim for Damages: Formal notice of ongoing, accrued damages in the amount of $2,148,000.00 and continuing, resulting from bad-faith civil rights violations, custodial deprivation, and administrative conversion of paid public assets.

These historical HRTD logs are permanently preserved and submitted directly to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) case file.

Sincerely,

Steven Rubis

Joint Legal Custodian

(214) 681-7991

(202) 997-4815


In February 2025, I filed a workforce complaint explicitly naming Nick Cottone. I received the response shown in Exhibit 1, which illustrates that LCPS validated my concerns by stating previous action had been taken to resolve the situation. To this day, I remain unaware as to what action was taken to rectify the situation becuase Nick "Mom Fucker" Cottone, LCPS, LCSO, and QlikTech, among others, have been allowed to relentlessly retaliate against me for making my issues known to LCPS.

Exhibit 1: Devina Martin Validates my February 2025 Complaint


Source: Devina Martin, LCPS, Steve Rubis, Google


Exhibit 2

Exhibit 3:



Exhibit 4:


Source: Devina Martin, LCPS, Steve Rubis, Google

Exhibit 5: Lindsay Mohler Retaliates on Behalf of Nick Cottone

Source: Steve Rubis, Google

Here is the document sent to my attorney by Lindsay Mohler seeking legal fees for my non-suiting a reduction in support. The fact of the situation is that I have proven and filed bar complaints in the state of NJ and PA that illustrate that Lindsay Mohler and Troxell Leigh engaged in fraud upon the court by colluding with QlikTech, Inc. to manufacture a false narrative and change the administrative record of my departure 1.5 years after leaving Qlik. The company redacted the statement in an email where I claimed a hostile work environment because Jason Lovinger threatened me with physical violence. 

I have reproduces Lindsay Mohler's retaliatory correspondence below.

Please note that I received this filing from Lindsay Mohler less than 4.5 hours after the May 16th responses from Devina Martin at LCPS were sent to me. The actions presented here illustrate the following rule violations:

Legal & Code Violations to Assert

  1. Virginia Code § 8.01-271.1 (Sanctions & Bad Faith Filings): Asserting that court filings, motions for fees, or support oppositions initiated or timed primarily to harass, cause unnecessary delay, or retaliate for protected reporting lack a good-faith legal basis and warrant judicial sanctions.

  2. Loudoun County School Board Policy 7310 & Policy 8060 / HRTD Anti-Retaliation Mandates: LCPS policy strictly forbids retaliation against individuals who submit complaints or reports regarding school administrators or staff misconduct[cite: 4].

  3. Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct (Rule 3.1 & Rule 4.4): Prohibiting attorneys from using legal process or filing positions solely to harass, intimidate, or retaliate against a non-client for exercising statutory or administrative reporting rights.

Critical Legal & Factual Points Established

A. Temporal Proximity

Under Virginia standards and federal retaliation frameworks, temporal proximity measured in hours or days creates a strong prima facie inference of causal connection between protected activity (reporting administrative misconduct/collusion to HRTD) and adverse action (seeking monetary sanctions/fees in court).

B. Notice of Knowledge and Coordination

The record shows immediate contemporaneous documentation that Lindsay Mohler and Troxell Leigh P.C. acted in tandem with the closure of the LCPS HRTD matter involving Principal Nick Cottone. The filing on the exact afternoon of the HRTD closure email directly links the domestic litigation leverage to the school administrative complaint.


Exhibit 6: Lindsay Mohler Retaliates

source: Lindsay Mohler, Troxell Leigh P.C., Peter Schwartz, Schwartz Kallina, Steve Rubis, Google








































 








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