Opinion ID: 165533
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Issuance of a Write-Up

Text: 41 Ms. Dick maintains that a further example of an adverse employment action was the disciplinary action taken against her when she was written up for making negative remarks about co-workers immediately following a verbal altercation with Jackie Ivie (who was also written up). We have indicated that disciplinary action on the part of an employer can constitute adverse employment action. See Roberts v. Roadway Express, Inc., 149 F.3d 1098, 1104 (10th Cir.1998); Marx v. Schnuck Markets, Inc., 76 F.3d 324, 329 (10th Cir.1996). We agree with the District Court, however, that Roberts and Marx are distinguishable from the case before us. See Dick, 265 F.Supp.2d at 1288-89. 42 In Roberts, for example, the plaintiff received twenty warning letters, two suspensions, and a termination, all within two years of his complaint. The record also showed that the more warnings the plaintiff received, the more likely he would be terminated — in other words, the disciplinary actions had a direct bearing on his future employment. Roberts, 149 F.3d at 1104. And in Marx, the write-up was only the first act taken by the employer that ultimately culminated in the plaintiff's termination. Marx, 76 F.3d at 329. In contrast, Ms. Dick alleges only one instance of a disciplinary action. Moreover, she does not allege that the single write-up has any bearing on her likelihood of being fired. On these facts, Ms. Dick has not demonstrated any harm to her future employment prospects. See Hillig, 381 F.3d at 1033. The single write-up is not an adverse employment action.