NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ GERALD P. BAKER, Petitioner v. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, Respondent ______________________ 2018-2324 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. DE-0839-18-0111-I-2. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ JENNIFER H. WU, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Gar- rison LLP, New York, NY, argued for petitioner. Also rep- resented by JENNIFER DENEAULT.

NATHANAEL YALE, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing- ton, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by JOSEPH H. HUNT, REGINALD THOMAS BLADES, JR., ROBERT EDWARD KIRSCHMAN, JR. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, BRYSON, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

December 6, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court