NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ TIMOTHY J. HATMAKER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________ 2018-2267 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:13-cv-00719-PEC, Judge Patricia E. Campbell- Smith. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ JASON E. PERRY, Law Office of Jason Perry, Cheshire, CT, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

STEVEN JOHN GILLINGHAM, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Jus- tice, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by JOSEPH H. HUNT, ROBERT EDWARD KIRSCHMAN, JR., WILLIAM PORTER RAYEL. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, O’MALLEY, and WALLACH, Cir- cuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

July 12, 2019 /s/ Jarrett B. Perlow Date Jarrett B. Perlow Chief Deputy Clerk