UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) FELIX J. ESQUIBEL, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 06-1485 (PLF) ) RAY LAHOOD, Secretary, United ) States Department of Transportation, ) ) Defendant.1 ) ____________________________________)

ORDER AND JUDGMENT

For the reasons stated in the Opinion issued this same day, it is hereby

ORDERED that defendant’s motion for summary judgment [20] is GRANTED;

it is

FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment [25] is

DENIED; it is

FURTHER ORDERED that judgment is entered for the defendant; and it is

FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall remove this case from

the docket of this Court. This is a final appealable order. See FED . R. APP . P. 4(a).

SO ORDERED.

/s/____________________________ PAUL L. FRIEDMAN United States District Judge DATE: March 31, 2009

1 Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court substitutes as defendant the current Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Ray LaHood for the former Secretary, Maria Cino.