Neymatov
Neymatov v. Blinken
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ZAFAR NEYMATOV, et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-01016-CDB Plaintiff, ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF M.N.’S REQUEST
TO PROCEED UNDER PSEUDONYM
v. (Doc. 1) ANTHONY J. BLINKEN, et al., 14-Day Deadline Defendants. 16 On August 27, 2024, Plaintiffs Zafar Neymatov, Alia Sanatulova, Aleksandr Komarov, and M.N. (“Plaintiffs”) initiated this action to this Court. (Doc. 1). The complaint identifies Plaintiff M.N. as the “minor child” of Plaintiffs Zafar Neymatov and Alia Sanatulova. Id. at ¶ 5. It is well established that minors may proceed in a suit anonymously. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a). However, the complaint indicates that Plaintiff M.N. will reach the age of 21 in 2025. (Doc. 1 at ¶ 20). Thus, Plaintiff M.N. is not a “minor child.” “[M]any federal courts, including the Ninth Circuit, have permitted parties to proceed anonymously when special circumstances justify secrecy.” Does I thru XXIII v. Advanced Textile Corp., 214 F.3d 1058, 1067 (9th Cir. 2000). “In this…