Schmidt v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Opinion

In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 17-1530V UNPUBLISHED

RYAN M. SCHMIDT, Chief Special Master Corcoran

Petitioner, Filed: December 23, 2021 v. Special Processing Unit (SPU); SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND Vaccine Rule 21(a); Order HUMAN SERVICES, Concluding Proceedings.

Respondent.

David J. Ward, Michel & Ward PC, Chattanooga, TN, for Petitioner.

Claudia Barnes Gangi, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

ORDER CONCLUDING PROCEEDINGS1

On December 22, 2021, Petitioner filed a joint stipulation to voluntarily dismiss the above-captioned claim. Accordingly, pursuant to Vaccine Rule 21(a), the above- captioned claim is hereby dismissed without prejudice. The Clerk of the Court is hereby instructed that judgment shall not enter pursuant to Vaccine Rule 21(a).

IT IS SO ORDERED. s/Brian H. Corcoran Brian H. Corcoran Chief Special Master

1 Because this unpublished order contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am required to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services). This means the order 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, upon review, I agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access.