Case: 14-5077 Document: 9 Page: 1 Filed: 07/03/2014

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

TODD SIMANSKI AND JULIA SIMANSKI, AS PARENTS AND NEXT FRIENDS OF O.A.S., A MINOR, Petitioners-Appellants,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent-Appellee. ______________________

2014-5077 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:03-vv-00103-MBH, Judge Marian Blank Horn. ______________________

ON MOTION ______________________ ORDER Todd Simanski and Julia Simanski request permis- sion to represent their daughter in this appeal and seek an extension of time to file their brief. We treat their request as a motion to proceed pro se. Case: 14-5077 Document: 9 Page: 2 Filed: 07/03/2014

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Because Todd Simanski and Julia Simanski are the named petitioners, they do not need the permission requested. Each can proceed pro se, and thus they both should sign their opening brief and any other document sent to the court on their behalf. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The motion is granted to the extent that Todd Simanski and Julia Simanski’s opening brief is due with- in 30 days of the date of this order. (2) A certificate of interest is not required and, when a party is pro se, a docketing statement is not required because a pro se appeal is not referred to the court’s mediation program. FOR THE COURT

/s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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