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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ GERD TOPSNIK, Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________ 2016-2405 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:14-cv-00275-EDK, Judge Elaine Kaplan. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ CHARLES H. MAGNUSON, Law Offices of Charles Mag- nuson, Los Angeles, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

ANTHONY T. SHEEHAN, Tax Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by RICHARD FARBER, CAROLINE D. CIRAOLO. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (DYK, BRYSON, and CHEN, Circuit Judg- es).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 5, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court