{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00409","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00409-0","petitioner_identifier":"Amarachi Grace Otuokere","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2015-03-25","condition_raw":"whole body numbness, burning, and tingling","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2019-08-22","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:56:48.927090+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Amarachi Grace Otuokere alleged \"whole body numbness, burning, and tingling\" following an influenza vaccine on March 25, 2015, and/or a varicella vaccine on April 8, 2015. The case was dismissed for insufficient proof. The public decision does not specify a \"Table Injury\" or provide details on the alleged mechanism of causation. Petitioner was unable to obtain legal representation or provide medical records with a confirmed diagnosis or expert opinion to support her claim. Respondent did not file a response to the motion to dismiss. Special Master Herbrina Sanders issued the dismissal on August 22, 2019, finding no evidence of a \"Table Injury\" and insufficient proof that the alleged injuries were caused by the vaccines. No award was made. Petitioner counsel and respondent counsel are not named in the public decision.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-04-15","case_summary":"Amarachi Grace Otuokere filed a petition on March 19, 2018, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. She alleged that she developed \"whole body numbness, burning, and tingling\" as a result of an influenza vaccine received on March 25, 2015, and/or a varicella vaccination received on April 8, 2015. The public decision does not describe the specific symptoms, onset, medical tests, or treatments related to her alleged condition. The case progressed through several status conferences as Ms. Otuokere sought legal representation and a formal medical diagnosis. Despite multiple extensions granted by the court, she was unable to secure counsel or provide the necessary medical records and expert opinions to support her claim. On March 25, 2019, Ms. Otuokere filed a status report indicating her inability to obtain counsel by the deadline and requested that the case be dismissed. She subsequently filed a motion to dismiss on April 1, 2019. The Special Master noted that the record lacked evidence of a \"Table Injury\" and insufficient proof that the alleged injuries were caused by the vaccines. The public decision states that to receive compensation, a petitioner must prove either a \"Table Injury\" or that the injury was actually caused by a vaccine, supported by medical records or a physician's opinion. In this instance, Ms. Otuokere did not submit medical records with a confirmed diagnosis, and the available information was insufficient to prove her claim. She also did not file a supportive opinion from an expert witness. Consequently, Special Master Herbrina Sanders granted the dismissal for insufficient proof. No compensation was awarded. The public decision does not name petitioner counsel or respondent counsel.","is_minor_inferred":null,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Herbrina Sanders Young","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_firm":null,"petitioner_attorney_location":null,"adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":null,"firm_canonical_key":null,"package_title":"OTUOKERE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00409","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00409.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00409.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00409-0","title":"OTUOKERE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 4/15/2019) regarding 23 DECISION of Special Master, Signed by Special Master Herbrina Sanders. (ypb) Service on parties made. Copy mailed to petitioner.","date_issued":"2019-08-22","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00409/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00409-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":399049,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'decision of special master'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00409/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00409-0"}]}