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`NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
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`United States Court of Appeals
`for the Federal Circuit
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`MORRIS LIONEL RHODES,
`Claimant-Appellant
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`v.
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`DENIS MCDONOUGH, Secretary of Veterans Af-
`fairs,
`Respondent-Appellee
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`2024-1101
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`Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
`Veterans Claims in No. 22-2012, Judge Amanda L. Mere-
`dith.
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`ON MOTION
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`O R D E R
` Upon consideration of Morris Lionel Rhodes’s motion
`to voluntarily dismiss his appeal pursuant to Federal Rule
`of Appellate Procedure 42(b), and the parties’ joint re-
`sponse as to the allocation of costs,
`IT IS ORDERED THAT:
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`Case: 24-1101 Document: 15 Page: 2 Filed: 03/25/2024
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`(1) The motion is granted to the extent that the appeal
`is withdrawn.
`(2) Each party shall bear its own costs.
`FOR THE COURT
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`March 25, 2024
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`ISSUED AS A MANDATE: March 25, 2024
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