Opinion ID: 1301580
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Whether the workers' job performances were satisfactory

Text: Diaz, Mancilla, and Moreno have each established a triable issue of fact regarding the second element of the prima facie case. Diaz and Mancilla generally performed dependably and without incident. Deficiencies in their performance were relatively minor and infrequent. The issue is closer for Moreno because he damaged Eagle Produce property three times over the course of approximately four years and once violated a company safety rule, but those incidents were also relatively infrequent. Moreover, there is no evidence that Moreno caused any of the damage intentionally or recklessly, and his supervisor generally found him to be dependable. The same cannot be said of Renteria, who over an extended period openly violated Eagle Produce's policy against solicitation on company property and continued to do so even after receiving a warning from Brandt. Considering that behavior, no reasonable juror could find that Renteria's performance was satisfactory. See Mungro v. Giant Food, Inc., 187 F.Supp.2d 518, 522 (D.Md.2002) (citing cases for the proposition that [a] plaintiff who violates company policy and fails to improve his performance despite a warning has not demonstrated satisfactory performance). Because Renteria has failed to establish a prima facie case of discrimination, we do not complete the remainder of the McDonnell Douglas analysis with respect to his claim.