NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

Um'ted States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

JAMES E. RICHARDSON, Claimant-Appellant,

V.

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

2011-7156

Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in case no. 09-2658, Judge A1an G. Lance, Sr.

ON MOTION

0 R D E R James E. Richardson moves to withdraw his appeal. Up0n consideration thereof, IT Is ORDERED THAT:

(1) The motion to withdraw the appeal is granted The appeal is dismissed.i

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(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.

FoR THE CoURT

MAY 4 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly _ Clerk

cc: Kenneth M. Carpenter, Esq.

L. Misha Preheim, Esq. 321 Issued As A Mandate: 2 4

FILED ."*""1%‘§‘%§§€§&"1"»5§’&‘1?§°“ NAY 2 4 2012 JAN HUHBALY

CLERK