Zurek v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 18-284V Filed: January 28, 2020 UNPUBLISHED Special Master Horner NICHOLE ZUREK, on behalf of DZ, minor vaccinee, Order Concluding Proceedings; Petitioner, Vaccine Rule 21(a) v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent. Terry Dawes, McKeen & Associates, Detroit, MI, for petitioner. Mollie Gorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent. ORDER CONCLUDING PROCEEDINGS1 On January 28, 2020, petitioner filed a Joint Stipulation of Dismissal, stating that the “parties here by stipulate pursuant to Vaccine Rule 21(a) that this action shall be dismissed.” (ECF No. 32.) Accordingly, pursuant to Vaccine Rule 21(a), this 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). IT IS SO ORDERED. s/Daniel T. Horner Daniel T. Horner Special Master 1 Because this order contains a reasoned explanation for the special master’s action in this case, it will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims’ website in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. See 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services). This means the decision will be available to anyone with access to the Internet. In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If the special master, upon review, agrees that the identified material fits within this definition, it will be redacted from public access.