# In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 10

- 0650 V

Filed: September 26 , 2014

(Not to be published)

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SARAH TOOR, *

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Petitioner, * Decision by Stipulation; Attorney’s

* Fees & Costs

v. *

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SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND *

HUMAN SERVICES *

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Respondent. *

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Peter H. Meyers

, National Law Center

, Washington, DC

, for Petitioner

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Debra A. Filteau Begley

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

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ATTORNEY S ’ FEES AND COSTS DECISION 1

On September 27, 2010

, Ms. Toor filed a petition seeking compensation under the

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Pr o gram ( A the Vaccine Program @ ). On July 29 , 2014

, I

dismissed petitioner’s claim in a Decision Denying Entitlement To Compensation.

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),

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

information. Specifically, under Vaccine Rule 18(b), each party has 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 unwarranted

invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b). Otherwise, the whole decision will be avai lable to the

public. ( Id. )On Se ptember 24 , 2014 , counsel for both parties filed another joint stipulation, this time

in regards to attorney s ’ fees and costs. The parties have stipulated that Petitioner is not

requesting reimbursement for attorneys’ fees and costs for work performed by her current

attorney, Peter H. Meyers, and she therefore waives her right to seek further attorneys’ fees or

costs for work performed by her current counsel, Peter H. Meyers.

Petitioner d oes, nevertheless, seeks fess for her former counsel , Ronald C H omer, in the

amount of $1,996.60

, in the form of a check payable to Petitioner and Petitioner ’ s former

counsel. Additionally, P etitioner had filed a statement of costs in compliance with General

Order No. 9, stating that she did not incur any additional costs while pursuing this claim. This

am ount represents a sum to which R espondent does not object.

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

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

former counsel, Ron ald C. Homer

. In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC

Appendix B, the clerk of the court SHALL ENTER 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 both (either

separately or jointly) filing a notice renouncing the ir right to seek review.