United States Court of Federal Claims, 2025

Dougherty v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

United States Court of Federal Claims · Decided October 21, 2025 · Brian H. Corcoran

Opinion

In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 21-2319V

KRISTY DOUGHERTY, Chief Special Master Corcoran Petitioner, Filed: September 15, 2025 v.

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES,

Respondent.

Bradley R. Bowles, Bowles & Verna, LLP, Walnut Creek, CA, for Petitioner.

Lauren Kells, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

ORDER CONCLUDING PROCEEDINGS1 On September 12, 2025, 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 Order 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 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. .

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