Case: 24-1557 Document: 38 Page: 1 Filed: 10/14/2025

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ BRUCE FLEMING, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Respondent ______________________ 2024-1557 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. PH-0752-18-0457-I-1. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ JASON EHRENBERG, Holon Law Partners, New York, NY, argued for petitioner.

LIRIDONA SINANI, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing- ton, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by ELIZABETH MARIE HOSFORD, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY, BRETT SHUMATE. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is Case: 24-1557 Document: 38 Page: 2 Filed: 10/14/2025

ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, REYNA, and CHEN, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 14, 2025 Date