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order from Standiford when Standiford instructed Martin to submit his proposal to

Hernandez and Morgan. Hernandez read to Martin a prepared statement. Joel Morgan

demanded that Martin release his proposal to him, but Martin refused.

At the conclusion of the March 1 meeting, Jose Hernandez and Joel Morgan told

David Martin that he would receive a letter of expectation and the two would evaluate his

performance over the next week. Martin asked to leave the meeting. After the meeting

concluded, Associate Director of Human Resources Heather Murray, who did not attend

the meeting, assumed the responsibility for drafting the letter of expectation.

Within ten minutes after departing the March 1 meeting, David Martin located

Rudolf Fitness Center Associate Director Shelly Radtke and requested to leave work

early. According to Radtke, Martin approached her "hotter than a pistol" and yelled:

"I need you to grant me permission to leave .... I can't be here. I
have to get out of here and you need to document this."

CP at 163. Martin, who was scheduled to close the Rudolf Fitness Center that night,

wished Fitness Center Assistant Director Andrew Main to substitute for him. Martin told

Main that he was "[n]ot in a good state of mind." Main offered to close the facility for

him. CP at 170. Martin did not seek permission from Jose Hernandez to leave work

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early.

On March 1, Shelly Radtke texted Jose Hernandez to notify him that David Martin

asked to leave early and, in an effort to avoid confrontation, she agreed. After receiving

the text, Hernandez called Radtke, who relayed that a visibly upset Martin had already left