NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ ROBERT M. LAUGHLIN, Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________ 2016-1627 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:14-cv-01158-CFL, Judge Charles F.

Lettow. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ ERIC SEBASTIAN MONTALVO, The Federal Practice Group Worldwide Service, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

DEVIN ANDREW WOLAK, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee.

Also represented by BENJAMIN C. MIZER, ROBERT E.

KIRSCHMAN, JR., DEBORAH A. BYNUM; PETER MARX, Gen- eral Litigation Division, United States Department of the Navy, Washington, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (DYK, CLEVENGER, and STOLL, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

December 12, 2016 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court