Case: 23-2284 Document: 11 Page: 1 Filed: 12/18/2023

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

EMILIO ESTEVEZ, Claimant-Appellant

v.

DENIS MCDONOUGH, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee ______________________

2023-2284 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 20-8637, Judge Coral Wong Pietsch, Chief Judge Margaret C. Bartley, Judge Scott Laurer. ______________________

ORDER The parties having so agreed, it is ordered that: (1) The proceeding is DISMISSED under Fed. R. App. P. 42 (b). Case: 23-2284 Document: 11 Page: 2 Filed: 12/18/2023

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(2) Each side shall bear their own costs.

FOR THE COURT

December 18, 2023 Date

ISSUED AS A MANDATE: December 18, 2023