NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

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RASHID EL MALIK, Claimant-Appellant,

V.

ERIC K. SHINSEKI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee.

2011-7201

Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for

Veterans Claims in case no. 11-2110, Judge Lawrence B. Hagel.

ON MOTION

ORDER

Rashid E1 Malik moves for leave to file a response to the respondent’s informal brief.

Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT:

The motion is granted to the extent that the court treats El Malik’s motion as his reply brief.

EL MALIK v. DVA 2 FOR THE COURT

M ls/ Jan Herbal Date Jan Horbaly Clerk cc: Rashid El Malik Steven M. Mager, Esq. 521 m couafh%§%’pm ma THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT DEC 09 2011 JAN HQRBALY

CLERK