UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

_________________________________________ ) CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ) ETHICS IN WASHINGTION, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 08-1481 (PLF) ) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS ) AFFAIRS, ) ) Defendant. ) _________________________________________ )

ORDER

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

hereby

ORDERED that defendant’s renewed motion for summary judgment

[Dkt. No. 65] is GRANTED; it is

FURTHER ORDERED that defendant’s motion for reconsideration [Dkt. No. 55]

is DENIED as moot; and it is

FURTHER ORDERED that the complaint is DISMISSED with prejudice. The

Clerk of the 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 DATE: September 24, 2014 United States District Judge