NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

CARLOS TORO, Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________

2016-1960 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:15-cv-00989-TCW, Judge Thomas C. Wheeler. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

MICHAEL L. AVERY, SR., The Avery Law Firm, Falls Church, VA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

MICHAEL ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ, 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. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (DYK, MOORE, and REYNA, Circuit Judg- es). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

April 12, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court