Case: 23-1831 Document: 28 Page: 1 Filed: 07/08/2024

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ MICHAEL JOHNSON HALLOCK, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Respondent ______________________ 2023-1831 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. AT-0432-20-0418-I-5. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ ROBERT J. CYNKAR, McSweeney Cynkar & Kachouroff PLLC, Great Falls, VA, argued for petitioner.

ANNE DELMARE, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing- ton, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, ELIZABETH MARIE HOSFORD, PATRICIA M.

MCCARTHY, LIRIDONA SINANI. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is Case: 23-1831 Document: 28 Page: 2 Filed: 07/08/2024

ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, LOURIE and STARK, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

July 8, 2024 Date