II. VENUE AND JURISDICTION 2.
Ortiz is a resident of Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
3.
DOH is a state agency as defined in New Mexico statute with its principle place
of business Santa Fe, New Mexico. 4.
This case is brought pursuant to the Whistleblower Protection Act, NMSA 1978,
§§10-16C-1 et. seq.; the Inspection of Public Records Act, NMSA 1978, §§14-2-1 et. seq. III. FACTS 5.
Ortiz is retired from Los Alamos National Laboratory after 27 years of service.
During his employment with Los Alamos National Laboratory, Ortiz held a national security clearance at one of the highest levels denominated as a “Q” clearance, as well as receiving other distinguished service awards. 6.
Ortiz desired to give back to the state of New Mexico and retired from Los
Alamos National Laboratory after applying for a position with DOH. Ortiz was hired as a General Manager I in April 2008. Ortiz’s position was the Financial Management Bureau Chief with the Administrative Services Division of DOH. 7.
In July 2008, Ortiz was promoted to Deputy Director of the Administrative
Services Division with DOH. 8.
In July 2008, Dorothy “Duffy” Rodriguez (“Rodriguez”) was the Deputy Cabinet
Secretary to DOH. Currently, Rodriguez is Deputy Cabinet Secretary for the Department of Finance Administration. 2