Case: 23-1664 Document: 45 Page: 1 Filed: 10/15/2024

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ REDALE BENTON-FLORES, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Respondent ______________________ 2023-1664 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. DC-1221-13-0522-B-2. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ CHRISTOPHER HUGH BONK, Gilbert Employment Law, PC, Silver Spring, MD, argued for petitioner. Also repre- sented by KEVIN OWEN.

GALINA I. FOMENKOVA, 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: 23-1664 Document: 45 Page: 2 Filed: 10/15/2024

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (DYK, HUGHES, and CUNNINGHAM, Cir- cuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 15, 2024 Date