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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HINDU AMERICAN FOUNDATION, No. 2:22-cv-01656-DAD-JDP INC., et al., 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION v. TO PROCEED UNDER PSEUDONYMS AND DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS AS MOOT

KEVIN KISH,

(Doc. Nos. 24, 41) Defendant. 16 This matter is before the court on the motion to proceed pseudonymously filed by plaintiffs Hindu American Foundation, Inc. (“HAF”); Sundar Iyer; and Does 1–3. (Doc. No. 24.) On October 10, 2023, the pending motion was taken under submission to be decided on the papers. (Doc. No. 26.) For the reasons explained below, the court will deny the motion and direct plaintiffs to file a second amended complaint that either identifies the Doe plaintiffs by name or removes them as plaintiffs in this action. Consequently, the court will also deny defendant’s pending motion to dismiss (Doc. No. 41) as having been rendered moot by this order. …