Opinion ID: 149610
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: George Raymond

Text: Glover alleges Raymond, an ODOT construction engineer and an “executive - 17 - officer,” is vested with the discretionary power to award contracts and recommend termination of certificates to do business with ODOT. (Id. at 20.) Raymond, along with others, allegedly became “actively hostile,” and at some unspecified time proposed Glover be suspended from any ODOT contracts. At another unknown point, Raymond allegedly “stated neither Mr. Glover nor any member of his family, would ever get a contract with ODOT in the future.” (Id. at 28.) For much the same reasons Glover failed to state a claim against Saliba, his allegations involving Raymond also fail. Most importantly, the complaint contained no allegation Raymond’s actions were based on Glover’s public criticism of ODOT, instead it alleged Raymond’s statements were the result of his frustration with Glover’s litigiousness. See Section II.D. infra. Even inferring a dual motive on Raymond’s part, there is no allegation regarding the time frame or the recipient of any “recommendations” made by Raymond. Critically, there is no allegation that Raymond was involved in the report to the Commissioners or took any actions based on his alleged statements. There is no allegation connecting Raymond to Glover’s loss of a certificate to do business with ODOT due to his public comments on ODOT’s performance. In other words, Glover has failed to allege Raymond was personally involved in any violation of Glover’s First Amendment rights. See Pignanelli, 540 F.3d at 1219 (injury-in-fact must be fairly traceable to the defendants).