Vigil v. State Auditor's Office

OPINION

FRY, Judge.

{1} This case involves a dispute between two state auditors, Plaintiff Robert E. Vigil and Defendant Domingo P. Martinez. After Vigil left office as state auditor, Martinez took over and had an independent audit performed on Vigil’s work at the agency by Defendant Dennis R. Kennedy, C.P.A., and his Albuquerque accounting firm, Dennis R. Kennedy, P.C. The report issued by Kennedy made several findings that were unfavorable to Vigil, and Vigil subsequently filed a complaint against Defendants Martinez, Kennedy, and the Office of the State Auditor (OSA), for defamation, prima…