Caves v. Sec. Of Health and Human Services

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ JOAN CAVES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent-Appellee. ____________________ 2011-5108 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in case no. 07-VV-443, Judge Lynn J. Bush. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ SYLVIA CHIN-CAPLAN, Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C., of Boston, Massachusetts, argued for petitioner-appellant. On the brief was RONALD C. HOMER. DARRYL R. WISHARD, Trial Attorney, Torts Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. With him on the brief were TONY WEST, Assistant Attorney General, MARK W. ROGERS, Acting Director, VINCENT J. MATANOSKI, Acting Deputy Director, and CATHERINE E. REEVES, Assistant Director. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LINN, CLEVENGER, and REYNA, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT February 14, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk