United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

JENNIFER LANCLOS, Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________

2021-1750 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:15-cv-00358-PEC, Judge Patricia E. Campbell- Smith. ______________________

Decided: July 15, 2022 ______________________

JEFFREY DAHL, Law Office of Jeffrey Dahl, San Anto- nio, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

RICHARD PAUL SCHROEDER, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Jus- tice, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, DEBORAH ANN BYNUM, MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR. ______________________

Before MOORE, Chief Judge, REYNA and CHEN, Circuit Judges. Case: 21-1750 Document: 24 Page: 2 Filed: 07/15/2022

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