NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ SUSAN STANFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________ 2016-1990 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:15-cv-00123-SGB, Chief Judge Susan G.

Braden. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ MICHAEL D. SYDOW, SR., The Sydow Firm, Houston, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

MARIANA TERESA ACEVEDO, 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., BRIAN A. MIZOGUCHI. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, NEWMAN and LINN, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

July 19, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court