Case: 23-2154 Document: 39 Page: 1 Filed: 12/10/2024

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ EVELYN M. RODRIGUEZ THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________ 2023-2154 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:22-cv-00426-SSS, Judge Stephen S. Schwartz. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ WILLIAM CASSARA, I, Cassara Law Office, Evans, GA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

BRITTNEY M. WELCH, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, WILLIAM JAMES GRIMALDI, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is Case: 23-2154 Document: 39 Page: 2 Filed: 12/10/2024

ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, DYK, and PROST, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

December 10, 2024 Date