Burton v. Shinseki

Full title: RUSSELL W. BURTON, Claimant-Appellant, v. ERIC K. SHINSEKI, SECRETARY OF…

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Date published: Oct 4, 2012

479 F. App'x 978 (Fed. Cir. 2012)

Opinion

2012-7011

10-04-2012

RUSSELL W. BURTON, Claimant-Appellant, v. ERIC K. SHINSEKI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee.

SCOTT J. POPMA, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for claimant-appellant. With him on the brief were J. MICHAEL JAKES and RONALD L. SMITH. ELIZABETH M. HOSFORD, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. On the brief were STUART F. DELERY, Acting Assistant Attorney General, JEANNE E. DAVIDSON, Director, MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., Assistant Director, and TARA K. HOGAN, Attorney. Of counsel on the brief were DAVID J. BARRANS, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and CHRISTA A. SHRIBER, Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.

PER CURIAM

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in Case No. 09-2873, Chief Judge Bruce E. Kasold.

JUDGMENT

SCOTT J. POPMA, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for claimant-appellant. With him on the brief were J. MICHAEL JAKES and RONALD L. SMITH.

ELIZABETH M. HOSFORD, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. On the brief were STUART F. DELERY, Acting Assistant Attorney General, JEANNE E. DAVIDSON, Director, MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., Assistant Director, and TARA K. HOGAN, Attorney. Of counsel on the brief were DAVID J. BARRANS, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and CHRISTA A. SHRIBER, Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, LOURIE, Circuit Judge and DANIEL, Chief Judge ¹).

1 Honorable Wiley Daniel, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, sitting by designation.

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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Jan Horbaly

Clerk