         NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.


  United States Court of Appeals
      for the Federal Circuit
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              MARK G. ABBEY, ET AL.
                Plaintiffs-Appellees

                           v.

                  UNITED STATES,
                 Defendant-Appellant
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                      2018-1150
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    Appeal from the United States Court of Federal
Claims in No. 1:07-cv-00272-PEC, Judge Patricia E.
Campbell-Smith.
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                     JUDGMENT
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    GREGORY K. MCGILLIVARY, Woodley & McGillivary
LLP, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellees.
Also represented by SARA L. FAULMAN.

    HILLARY STERN, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil
Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing-
ton, DC, argued for defendant-appellant. Also represent-
ed by REGINALD THOMAS BLADES, JR., ROBERT EDWARD
KIRSCHMAN, JR., JOSEPH H. HUNT; BRETT T. DAEE,
MICHAEL JAMES DOHERTY, Office of the Chief Counsel,
United States Federal Aviation Administration, Washing-
ton, DC.
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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

     PER CURIAM (LOURIE, O’MALLEY, and TARANTO,
Circuit Judges).
             AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

                     ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT



   January 9, 2019             /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
       Date                    Peter R. Marksteiner
                               Clerk of Court
