Case: 23-2209 Document: 18 Page: 1 Filed: 01/24/2024

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

TREY RANDAL MIDDLETON, Claimant-Appellant

v.

DENIS MCDONOUGH, Secretary of Veterans Af- fairs, Respondent-Appellee ______________________

2023-2209 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 22-1028, Judge Grant Jaquith. ______________________

ON MOTION ______________________

ORDER Upon consideration of the parties’ joint stipulation of voluntary dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b)(1), ECF No. 17, Case: 23-2209 Document: 18 Page: 2 Filed: 01/24/2024

2 MIDDLETON v. MCDONOUGH

IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The appeal is dismissed, and each party shall bear its own costs. (2) The motion for an extension of time to file the reply brief, ECF No. 16, is denied as moot. FOR THE COURT

January 24, 2024 Date

ISSUED AS A MANDATE: January 24, 2024