Hartman v. O'Connor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION Curt C. Hartman, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 1:20cv163 v. Judge Michael R. Barrett Maureen O'Connor, et al., Defendants. OPINION & ORDER This matter is before the Court upon Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 15) and Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 20). These motions have been fully briefed. (Docs. 23, 28, 29, 30). I. BACKGROUND The facts of this case are undisputed. Plaintiff Curt C. Hartman was an unsuccessful judicial candidate in the November 2020 general election. Hartman was not a sitting judge at…