ALERT: CM/ECF is currently unavailable for filing documents. The clerk's office therefore is deemed inaccessible. Pursuant to RCFC 6(a)(3), any document that is due to be filed this date, January 5, 2016, will be considered timely filed tomorrow, January 6, 2016.

On October 19, 2015 Chief Judge Patricia E. Campbell-Smith of the United States Court of Federal Claims (USCFC) announced the appointment of Mindy Michaels Roth as Special Master of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (Vaccine Program) within the USCFC. Special Master Roth will carry out the functions authorized by the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34, including the conduct of proceedings to determine compensation under the Vaccine Program.

Due to Pope Francis' upcoming visit, the Court of Federal Claims will be closed to the public beginning at 3:00pm on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - Thursday, September 24, 2015. The Clerk's Office will be deemed inaccessible for filing on both September 23rd & 24th. The Court will reopen for normal business hours on Friday, September 25, 2015.