NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ DEBORAH KATZ-PUESCHEL, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Respondent. ____________________ 2011-3081 ______________________ Appeal from the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. DC0752811049-B-1. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ GEORGE M. CHUZI, Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch, P.C., of Washington, DC, argued for petitioner.

HILLARY A. STERN, Senior Trial Counsel, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent. With her on the brief were TONY WEST, Assistant Attorney General, JEANNE E. DAVIDSON, Director, and REGINALD T. BLADES, JR., Assistant Director. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, SCHALL, and PROST, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

December 13, 2011 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk