VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00851
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00851
Petitioner: Melinda McDonald
Filed: 2022-08-03
Decided: 2024-07-30
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2019-09-16
Condition: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Cervical Dystonia
Outcome: dismissed
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Melinda McDonald received an influenza vaccination on September 16, 2019. She alleged that this vaccination caused her to suffer from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Cervical Dystonia. Her petition was filed on August 3, 2022. On July 26, 2024, both Melinda McDonald and the Secretary of Health and Human Services filed a joint stipulation for dismissal. Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 21(a), the parties agreed to dismiss the action voluntarily. The Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, dismissed the case without prejudice on July 30, 2024, and instructed that a judgment shall not enter.

Theory of causation field:
unclear

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00851-0
Date issued/filed: 2024-08-21
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 7/30/2024) regarding 83 Order Concluding Proceedings. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (ceo) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:22-vv-00851-UNJ Document 84 Filed 08/21/24 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
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MELINDA MCDONALD, *
* No. 22-0851V
Petitioner, * Special Master Christian J. Moran
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v. *
* Filed: July 30, 2024
SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Sean Franks Greenwood, The Greenwood Law Firm, Houston, TX, for petitioner;
Neil Bhargava, U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
ORDER CONCLUDING PROCEEDINGS1
Melinda McDonald alleged that the influenza vaccination she received on
September 16, 2019 caused her to suffer from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome and Cervical Dystonia. Pet., filed Aug. 3, 2022.
On July 26, 2024, the parties filed a joint stipulation for dismissal, stating,
“The parties hereby stipulate pursuant to Vaccine Rule 21(a) that this action shall
be dismissed.” J. Stip. ¶ 2.
Vaccine Rule 21(a)(1)(B) allows petitioners to engage in a voluntary
dismissal by filing a stipulation of dismissal that all parties have signed, which the
parties here have done.
1 Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case,
it must be made publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal
Claims' website, and/or at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in
accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (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), the
parties have 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure
of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. Any changes will appear in the
document posted on the website.

Case 1:22-vv-00851-UNJ Document 84 Filed 08/21/24 Page 2 of 2
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/Christian J. Moran
Christian J. Moran
Special Master
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