Thrasher v. Secretary of Health and Human Services ( 2020 )

In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 18-493V
(Unpublished)
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ROBERT THRASHER and EMILY *
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THRASHER, as parents and natural
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guardians of L.T., a minor, *
* Special Master Katherine E. Oler
Petitioners, *
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v. * Filed: August 5, 2019
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND * Order Concluding Proceedings;
HUMAN SERVICES, *
* Vaccine Rule 21(a).
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Respondent. *
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Robert P. Goodwin, Walsh Roberts & Grace, Buffalo, NY, for Petitioners.
Robert P. Coleman, III, U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
ORDER CONCLUDING PROCEEDINGS1
On August 5, 2019, the parties filed a Joint Stipulation of Dismissal in the above-captioned
case. ECF No. 24.
Accordingly, pursuant to Vaccine Rule 21(a), the above-captioned case is hereby
dismissed without prejudice. The Clerk of the Court is hereby instructed that a judgment shall
not enter in the instant case pursuant to Vaccine Rule 21(a).
Any questions regarding this Order may be directed to my law clerk, Ahmed Almudallal,
by email at Ahmed_Almudallal@cfc.uscourts.gov.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Katherine E. Oler
Katherine E. Oler
Special Master
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Although this Decision has been formally designated “not to be published,” it will nevertheless be posted
on the Court of Federal Claims’s website in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, 44 U.S.C. §
3501 (2012). This means the ruling will be available to anyone with access to the internet. As provided
by 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(d)(4)(B), however, the parties may object to the decision’s inclusion of certain
kinds of confidential information. Specifically, under Vaccine Rule 18(b), each party has fourteen days
within which to request redaction “of any information furnished by that party: (1) that is a trade secret or
commercial or financial in substance and is privileged or confidential; or (2) that includes medical files or
similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Vaccine
Rule 18(b). Otherwise, the Decision in its present form will be available. Id.