NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ ZERIK A. SCOTT, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Respondent ______________________ 2017-1203 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. DA-0752-14-0618-I-1. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ ANTHONY WARREN WALLUK, San Antonio, TX, argued for petitioner.

DAVID MICHAEL KERR, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent. Also represent- ed by CHAD A. READLER, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., L.

MISHA PREHEIM. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, LOURIE and CHEN, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

November 13, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court