VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00050
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00050
Petitioner: DEANDREA AUSTIN, Next friend of D.F., a Minor
Filed: 2020-09-09
Decided: 2020-10-13
Vaccine: 
Vaccination date: 
Condition: 
Outcome: dismissed
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Deandrea Austin, as next friend of D.F., a minor, filed a petition for vaccine injury compensation on September 9, 2020. The specific vaccine, date of vaccination, and alleged injury are not detailed in this order. On August 31, 2020, the Petitioner filed a Notice of Dismissal. Consequently, Chief Special Master Corcoran issued an order on October 13, 2020, dismissing the case without prejudice pursuant to Vaccine Rule 21(a). No judgment was to be entered. The case was concluded without any determination on the merits or any award of compensation.

Theory of causation field:
unclear

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00050-0
Date issued/filed: 2020-10-13
Pages: 1
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 09/09/2020) regarding 31 Order Concluding Proceedings Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:20-vv-00050-UNJ Document 33 Filed 10/13/20 Page 1 of 1
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 20-50V
UNPUBLISHED
DEANDREA AUSTIN, Next friend of Chief Special Master Corcoran
D.F., a Minor,
Filed: September 9, 2020
Petitioner,
v. Special Processing Unit (SPU);
Vaccine Rule 21(a); Order
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND Concluding Proceedings
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Scott W. Rooney, Nemes Rooney, P.C., Farmington Hills, MI, for petitioner.
Heather Lynn Pearlman, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
ORDER CONCLUDING PROCEEDINGS1
On August 31, 2020, the Petitioner filed a Notice of Dismissal in the above-
captioned case.
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).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
1 Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am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 ruling 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.
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