*1 N OTE : This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ SUSAN STANFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant v.

UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________ 2016-1990 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:15-cv-00123-SGB, Chief Judge Susan G.

Braden.

______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ M ICHAEL D. S YDOW , S R ., The Sydow Firm, Houston, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

M ARIANA T ERESA A CEVEDO , Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by B ENJAMIN C. M IZER , R OBERT E.

K IRSCHMAN , J R ., B RIAN A. M IZOGUCHI .

______________________ *2 T HIS C AUSE having been heard and considered, it is 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