Case: 21-1802 Document: 49 Page: 1 Filed: 04/07/2022

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ DUANE FAIRFAX, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, Respondent ______________________ 2021-1802 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in Nos. DC-1221-18-0499-W-3, DC-1221-19-0257-W- 2. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ DANIEL MEYER, MATTHEW F. MIHALICH, Tully Rinckey PLLC, Washington, DC, argued for petitioner.

STEVEN C. HOUGH, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Wash- ington, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, ELIZABETH MARIE HOSFORD, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY. ______________________ Case: 21-1802 Document: 49 Page: 2 Filed: 04/07/2022

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, REYNA, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

April 7, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court