NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ NICHOLAS HINDMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________ 2017-2066 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:16-cv-00257-SGB, Chief Judge Susan G.

Braden. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ TIMOTHY A. BRIDGE, Saint Charles, IL, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

JIMMY MCBIRNEY, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by CHAD A. READLER, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., STEVEN J. GILLINGHAM. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, DYK, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

April 11, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court