Doe v. Oxford Health Plans (NY), Inc.

Opinion

USDC SDNY DOCUMENT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ELECTRONICALLY FILED SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DOC #: monn nrc nanan KK DATE FILED:_08/13/2024 JANE DOE and JOHN DOE, : Plaintiffs, : : 24-cv-5922 (LJL) -v- : : ORDER OXFORD HEALTH PLANS (NY), Inc. et al., : Defendants. : wee KX LEWIS J. LIMAN, United States District Judge: Plaintiffs’ motion to file the complaint under a pseudonym is granted subject to reconsideration after Defendants have been served and there is an opportunity for adversarial briefing. The Court has evaluated the motion against the factors set forth in Sealed Plaintiff v. Sealed Defendant, 537 F.3d 185, 188-89 (2d Cir. 2008), and has reached a preliminary determination that those factors are satisfied given the highly sensitive nature of the matters involved in the litigation, the vulnerability of the Plaintiff, the private nature of the dispute, and the risk of harm to the party seeking to proceed anonymously if her name is publicly revealed. The Clerk of Court is directed to permit the filing of the complaint and to issue a summons upon the request of the Plaintiffs. SO ORDERED.

4 {Lys Dated: August 13, 2024 aa YA ne New York, New York LEWIS J. LIMAN United States District Judge