Opinion ID: 3159183
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Sales Territory Realignment

Text: Prior to Quintana’s termination, Kane approached him about becoming a specialist to sell FNAC’s new J2 press equipment—a larger and faster product than what Quintana was previously selling—to which Quintana expressed an interest in being involved. However, because the press would not be immediately available for sale, Kane requested that Quintana serve as a sales person for a new sales territory for a temporary 90-day period. Quintana relinquished half of his sales territory to Robert Nordman (“Nordman”), 3 Case: 15-10298 Document: 00513290140 Page: 4 Date Filed: 12/01/2015 No. 15-10298 another FNAC-GSD employee, for this period. 1 After the 90-day period, the sales territory was not restored. According to Quintana, the sales territory he was given was inferior to that of Nordman. This realignment became permanent for all sales associates. The territory realignment occurred while Kane, and not Peterson, served as Quintana’s supervisor. Quintana, however, did not allege that Kane holds any discriminatory animus toward him. In fact, after Kane approached Quintana about selling the new J2 press, Quintana expressed that he did not believe that Kane’s decision was discriminatory.