NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

CHRIS L. PITTMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________

2018-1481 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:15-cv-01232-SGB, Senior Judge Susan G. Braden. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

JOHN B. WELLS, Law Office of John B. Wells, Slidell, LA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

DANIEL S. HERZFELD, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Wash- ington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also repre- sented by ROBERT EDWARD KIRSCHMAN, JR., DOUGLAS K. MICKLE, JOSEPH H. HUNT. ______________________

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

PER CURIAM (WALLACH, TARANTO, and STOLL, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

February 8, 2019 /s/ Jarrett B. Perlow Date Jarrett B. Perlow Chief Deputy Clerk