Case: 22-1473 Document: 51 Page: 1 Filed: 06/06/2024

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

ERIC J. KATZ, Petitioner

v.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Respondent ______________________

2022-1473 ______________________

Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. DC-1221-20-0079-W-2. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

KEVIN EDWARD BYRNES, Fluet, Tysons, VA, argued for petitioner. Also represented by GRACE H. WILLIAMS; RACHEL LEAHEY, FH+H, PLLC, Tysons, VA.

ELIZABETH ANNE SPECK, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Jus- tice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent. Also repre- sented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, ELIZABETH MARIE HOSFORD, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY. ______________________ Case: 22-1473 Document: 51 Page: 2 Filed: 06/06/2024

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, BRYSON, and REYNA, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 6, 2024 Date