Case: 21-1624 Document: 37 Page: 1 Filed: 10/12/2021

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ THOMAS E. BAILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________ 2021-1624 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:18-cv-00458-NBF, Senior Judge Nancy B. Fire- stone. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ MILTON C. JOHNS, Executive Law Partners, PLLC, Fairfax, VA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

SONIA MARIE ORFIELD, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Wash- ington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also repre- sented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, DEBORAH ANN BYNUM, MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR.; HANK NGUYEN, Military Personnel Branch, General Litigation Division, United States De- partment of the Air Force, Joint Base Andrews, MD. Case: 21-1624 Document: 37 Page: 2 Filed: 10/12/2021

______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, BRYSON and PROST, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

/s/ Peter R. Marksteiner October 12, 2021 Peter R. Marksteiner Date Clerk of Court