                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                            FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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                                    )
MELVIN J. TAYLOR,                   )
                                    )
               Plaintiff,           )
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            v.                      ) Civil Action No. 09-0749 (PLF)
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EDWARD F. REILLY, JR. et al.,       )
                                    )
               Defendants.          )
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                                          ORDER

              For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is

              ORDERED that defendants’ motion to dismiss [Dkt. No. 11] is GRANTED; and

it is

              FURTHER ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED. This is a final appealable

Order. See Rule 4(a), Fed. R. App. P.

              SO ORDERED.

                                          /s/________________________
                                          PAUL L. FRIEDMAN
DATE: March 9, 2010                       United States District Judge
