VICP Registry Case Source Bundle Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01168 Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01168 Petitioner: DONNA E. MAESTAS Filed: 2021-11-09 Decided: 2021-12-09 Vaccine: Vaccination date: Condition: Outcome: dismissed Award amount USD: AI-assisted case summary: Donna E. Maestas filed a petition on November 9, 2021, against the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The case involved a vaccine injury claim. On October 26, 2021, the Petitioner filed a joint stipulation to voluntarily dismiss the case. Chief Special Master Corcoran issued an order on December 9, 2021, dismissing the case without prejudice, as per Vaccine Rule 21(a). No judgment was to be entered. The decision was posted online in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. Theory of causation field: unclear Public staged source text: ================================================================================ DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01168-0 Date issued/filed: 2021-12-09 Pages: 1 Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 11/09/2021) regarding 25 Order Concluding Proceedings Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case 1:20-vv-01168-UNJ Document 26 Filed 12/09/21 Page 1 of 1 In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 20-1168V UNPUBLISHED DONNA E. MAESTAS, Chief Special Master Corcoran Petitioner, Filed: November 9, 2021 v. Special Processing Unit (SPU); SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND Vaccine Rule 21(a); Order HUMAN SERVICES, Concluding Proceedings Respondent. Robert P. Goodwin, Walsh Roberts & Grace, Buffalo, NY, for Petitioner. Claudia Barnes Gangi, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. ORDER CONCLUDING PROCEEDINGS1 On October 26, 2021, Petitioner filed a joint stipulation to voluntarily dismiss this 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 s/Brian H. Corcoran Brian H. Corcoran Chief Special Master 1 Because this unpublished order contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am required to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website in accordance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. ยง 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.