Case: 23-1878 Document: 53 Page: 1 Filed: 10/18/2024

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

MARIO BUFORD, Petitioner

v.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, Respondent ______________________

2023-1878 ______________________

Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. AT-0752-22-0550-I-1. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

NEKEISHA CAMPBELL, Alan Lescht and Associates, PC, Washington, DC, argued for petitioner. Also represented by JENNIE CATHRYNE BLAINE WATSON.

KARA WESTERCAMP, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, ELIZABETH MARIE HOSFORD, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY. ______________________ Case: 23-1878 Document: 53 Page: 2 Filed: 10/18/2024

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, HUGHES and CUNNINGHAM, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 18, 2024 Date