NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ MICHAEL SNOWDEN, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Respondent. ____________________ 2012-3153 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. DC0752100802-B-2. . ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ DAVID A. BRANCH, Law Office of David A. Branch & Associates, PLLC, of Washington, DC, argued for peti- tioner.

MICHELLE MILBERG, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent. With her on the brief were STUART F. DELERY, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, JEANNE E. DAVIDSON, Direc- tor, and REGINALD T. BLADES, JR., Assistant Director. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, LOURIE, and O'MALLEY, Circuit Judges.).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

April 8, 2013 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk