UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

) JAMES ANTHONY PENDERGRASS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 17-cv-0546 (KBJ) ) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, ) et al., ) ) Defendants. ) )

ORDER REGARDING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE

For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is hereby

ORDERED that Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey’s Report and

Recommendation is ADOPTED as to its findings and conclusions. It is

FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment is

DENIED, and Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.

DATE: September 9, 2020 Ketanji Brown Jackson KETANJI BROWN JACKSON United States District Judge