Doe v. Clark County School District

Opinion

1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 5 6] John Doe, Case No. 2:25-cv-01200-APG-NJK 7 Plaintiff(s), Order v. [Docket No. 2] 9] Clark County School District, et al., 10 Defendant(s). 11 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff's motion to allow himself and his parents to appear 12] using pseudonyms. Docket No. 2. Defendants filed a response in partial opposition. Docket No. 13] 17. Plaintiff filed a reply. Docket No. 18. In accordance with the Court’s order, Docket No. 19, 14] Plaintiff has filed a supplement, Docket No. 20. 15 As the motion practice has evolved, there is no dispute that Plaintiff's parents will appear 16] using their full names. Docket No. 18 at 4. Moreover, the parties are in agreement that Plaintiff 17] himself should appear through the use of initials. See Docket No. 20 at 2; see also Docket No. 17 18] at 2. The Court agrees that the use of initials for Plaintiff is appropriate. See, e.g., Doe v. United 19] Airlines, Inc., 2018 WL 3997258, at *2 & n.1 (D. Nev. Aug. 21, 2018). 20 Accordingly, the motion to appear by pseudonyms is DENIED, except that Plaintiff 21] himself may appear through the use of initials. Plaintiff must file an amended complaint by 22|| October 1, 2025. The amended complaint must identify Plaintiff by his initials and must identify 23] Plaintiffs parents by their full names. The amended complaint must make no other changes. 24 IT IS SO ORDERED. 25 Dated: September 25, 2025 26 ZENS EZ Nancy J. K 27 United States Magistrate Judge 28