# In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 1 3

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(Not to be published)

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LOUIS R. BROCKINGTON

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* Filed: July 8 , 201 4

Petitioner, *

* Decision by Stipulation ; Attorneys’

v. * Fees & Costs

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SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND *

HUMAN SERVICES

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Respondent. *

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James M. Griffin

, Lewis Babcock & Griffin L.L.P

, Columbia

, SC

, for Petitioner

Justine E. Daigneault

, U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent

ATTORNEY S ’ FEES AND COSTS DECISION 1

On November 27 , 201 3 , Petitioner Louis Brockington filed a petition seeking

compensation under the National Vacc ine Injury Compensation Program. On May 27 , 201 4

, the

parties filed a stipulation detailing an amount to be awarded to Petitioner

. On May 28, 2014

, I

issued a decision finding the parties’ stipulation to be reasonable and granting Petitioner the

award outlined by the stipulation

.

1 Because this decision contains a reasoned explanation for my action in this case, I will post this

decision on the United States Court of Federal Claims’ website, in accordance with the E

Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107

- 347, § 205, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913 (codified as

amended at 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2006)). As provided by 42 U.S.C § 300aa

- 12(d)(4)(B)

, however, the parties may object to the posted decision’s inclusion of certain kinds of confidential

information. To do so, Vaccine Rule 18(b) permit e ach party 14 days within which to request

redaction “of any information furnished by that party: (1) that is a trade secret or commercial or

financial in substance and is privileged or confidential; or (2) that includes medical files or

similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unw arranted invasion of

privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b). Otherwise, the decision will be available to the public. Id.On July 8 , 2014

, counsel for both parties filed a nother joint stipulation, this time

regarding attorney s ’ fees and costs

. The parties have stipulated that Petitioner’s counsel should

receive a lump sum of $ 1 0

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Petitioner’s counsel. This amount represents a sum to which R espondent does not object. In

accordance with General Order #9, Petitioner filed a statement on July 7, 2014 indicating that he

had incurred no reimbursable costs in pursuit of h is claim.

I approve the requested amount for attorneys’ fees and costs as reasonable. Accordingly,

an a ward should be made in the form of a check jointly payable to Petitioner and Petitioner’s

counsel, James M. Griffin, Esq. , in the amount of $ 1 0

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. In the absence of a motion for

review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of the court SHALL EN TER

JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms of the parties’ stipulation. 2



### IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Brian H. Corcoran

Brian H. Corcoran

Special Master

2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties may expedite entry of judgment by filing (jointly or

separately) notice s renouncing the ir right to seek review.