NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

MELANIE C. TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee. ______________________

2013-5008 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 11-CV-0340, Judge Christine O.C. Miller. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

PAUL W. BROWNING, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were RONALD L. SMITH and CHRISTINE HLAVKA.

MICHAEL D. AUSTIN, Trial Attorney, Commercial Liti- gation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant- appellee. With him on the brief were STUART F. DELERY, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, JEANNE E. DAVIDSON, Director, and REGINALD T. BLADES, JR., Assis- tant Director. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, LINN, and REYNA, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

September 16, 2013 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk