NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

HECTOR GONZALEZ-PAGAN, Petitioner

v.

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent ______________________

2018-1572 ______________________

Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. NY-4324-17-0161-I-1. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

JUAN RAMON RODRIGUEZ, Rodriguez Lopez Law Office, Ponce, PR, argued for petitioner.

KATRINA LEDERER, Office of General Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board, Washington, DC, argued for re- spondent. Also represented by KATHERINE MICHELLE SMITH, TRISTAN LEAVITT. ______________________

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

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

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 15, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court