NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

VINCENT E. BARNA, Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________

2016-2588 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:15-cv-00165-MBH, Judge Marian Blank Horn. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

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

CHRISTOPHER L. HARLOW, 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 (O’MALLEY, HUGHES, and STOLL, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 17, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court