Doe v. Cruz

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JANE DOE, Plaintiff(s), y 24-CV-00989 (DEH) JAMES CRUZ, ORDER Defendant(s).

DALE E. HO, United States District Judge: Plaintiff opened this action on February 9, 2024, under the pseudonym “Jane Doe.” ECF No. 1. To date, Plaintiff has not filed a motion to proceed pseudonymously, as Plaintiff was required to do. See Sealed Plaintiff Sealed Defendant, 537 F.3d 185, 188-89 (2d Cir. 2008) (explaining that parties must recetve Court approval to file pseudonymously, as the requirement to name all parties in a complaint “cannot be set aside lightly.”). Plaintiff shall, by February 16, 2024, seek leave from the Court to file this case under a pseudonym. SO ORDERED. Dated: February 12, 2024 New York, New York

DALE E. HO United States District Judge