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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ BRIAN C. DANAHA, Petitioner v. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent ______________________ 2017-2309 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. CH-0841-17-0199-I-1. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ NORMAN JACKMAN, Jackman & Roth, LLP, Lincoln, NH, argued for petitioner.

SARA B. REARDEN, Office of the General Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board, Washington, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by KATHERINE M.

SMITH. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (REYNA, LINN, and CHEN, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 7, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court