In the United States Court of Federal Claims 

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 13-421V

Filed: March 24, 2015

Not for Publication

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G.G.M., a Minor, by and Through her *

Guardian Ad Litem, LORENA MORA, *

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 Petitioner, * Interim attorneys’ fees and costs decision 

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v. *

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SECRETARY OF HEALTH *

AND HUMAN SERVICES, *

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 Respondent. *

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Danny C. Soong, West Covina, CA, for petitioner.

Claudia B. Gangi, Washington, DC, for respondent.

MILLMAN, Special Master

DECISION AWARDING INTERIM ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS1

On July 21, 2014, the undersigned issued a decision granting petitioner’s motion to dismiss 

her petition, and judgment entered on August 29, 2014. Petitioner filed a motion for relief from 

judgment on January 21, 2015.

On February 25, 2015, petitioner filed an application for interim attorneys’ fees and costs, 

requesting $36,425.00 in attorneys’ fees and $40,414.85 in attorneys’ costs. The application 

seeks attorneys’ fees and costs for work performed up to September 15, 2014.

 

1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the special master’s action in this 

case, the special master intends to post this unpublished decision on the United States Court of Federal 

Claims’s website, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, 116 Stat. 2899, 

2913 (Dec. 17, 2002). Vaccine Rule 18(b) states that all decisions of the special masters will be made 

available to the public unless they contain trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is 

privileged and confidential, or medical or similar information whose disclosure would constitute a clearly 

unwarranted invasion of privacy. When such a decision is filed, petitioner has 14 days to identify and 

move to redact such information prior to the document=s disclosure. If the special master, upon review, 

agrees that the identified material fits within the banned categories listed above, the special master shall 

redact such material from public access.
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On February 27, 2015, the undersigned issued an Order Denying Petitioner’s Motion for 

Relief from Judgment. 

On March 20, 2015, respondent filed a Response to Petitioner’s Interim Motion for 

Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. Respondent states that $67,675.00, consisting of $34,075.00 in fees 

and $33,600.00 in costs, is not an unreasonable amount for attorneys’ fees and costs incurred 

through September 14, 2014.2 Petitioner’s counsel informed the undersigned’s law clerk via 

email that he does not object to an interim fees and costs award of $67,675.00. Petitioner’s 

counsel also stated that petitioner did not incur any costs in pursuit of her petition. 

The undersigned finds $67,675.00 to be a reasonable amount for attorneys’ fees and costs 

incurred through September 15, 2014. Accordingly, the undersigned awards $67,675.00, 

representing reimbursement for attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in this case through September 

15, 2014. The award shall be in the form of a check payable jointly to petitioner and Law Office 

of Danny Soong in the amount of $67,675.00.

In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of the 

court is directed to enter judgment herewith.3

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 24, 2015 s/ Laura D. Millman

 Laura D. Millman

 Special Master

 

2 Respondent incorrectly states that petitioner’s application seeks fees and costs for representation through 

September 14, 2014. Resp. at 1, n.1. The application actually seeks reimbursement for work performed 

through September 15, 2014. Pet’r’s Mot. Fees, at 2, 12.

3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by each party, either separately or 

jointly, filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review.