*1 N OTE : This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ ARTHUR SWEETING, Petitioner v.

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent ______________________ 2016-2540 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. AT-315H-16-0389-I-1.

______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ M ELANIE L. B OSTWICK , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, DC, argued for petitioner. Also repre- sented by E RIC S HUMSKY ; A NJALI D ALAL , New York, NY.

K ATRINA L EDERER , Office of the General Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board, Washington, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by B RYAN G. P OLISUK , K ATHERINE M. S MITH .

______________________ T HIS C AUSE having been heard and considered, it is *2 O RDERED and A DJUDGED :

P ER C URIAM (P ROST , Chief Judge, N EWMAN and L INN , Circuit Judges ).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. E NTERED BY O RDER OF THE C OURT July 19, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court