Opinion ID: 696630
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Text: 2 Fleming hired Davis as a shipping clerk in September 1983. Beginning in December 1984 Davis received a 4 rating (commendable) on a five-point scale. In December of 1987 his rating decreased to a 3 (competent). In January 1989 he was promoted to warehouse superintendent. 3 On October 8, 1991, Julie Martin, a management trainee, told Davis about an incident of possible sexual harassment by a Fleming manager, Ed Clark, during a recent company golf outing. Clark outranked Davis in the company hierarchy. Davis reported the incident to the Human Resources Department, in accordance with company policy, but he also disclosed details to others, in violation of the policy. In January 1992 Clark was fired. That same month Davis's performance rating decreased to a 2B (marginal), and he received a lateral transfer to become supervisor of a smaller warehouse. On May 28, 1992, Davis was fired for allegedly poor job performance, leadership, and attitude. He subsequently filed an action for retaliatory discharge under Title VII and the Missouri Human Rights Act. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Fleming and Davis appeals.