No. C 06-5281 PJH. March 25, 2008 ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT PHYLLIS HAMILTON, District Judge The motion of defendant James B. Peake, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, for summary judgment came on for hearing before this court on March 5, 2008. Plaintiff Fang-Yuh Hsieh appeared in propria persona, and defendant appeared by his counsel Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer S. Wang. Having read the parties' papers and carefully considered their arguments