R.M.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA R.M., Case No.: 25-cv-3186-AGS-DEB Petitioner, ORDER REQUIRING RESPONSE

AND GRANTING MOTION TO

v.

PROCEED PSEUDONYMOUSLY

Christopher J. LAROSE, et al., (ECF 2) Respondents. 8 Petitioner challenges his immigration detention. He seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 as well as leave to proceed under the pseudonym “R.M.” EX PARTE MOTION TO USE PSEUDONYM “The normal presumption in litigation is that parties must use their real names.” Doe v. Kamehameha Schs./Bernice Pauahi Bishop Est., 596 F.3d 1036, 1042 (9th Cir. 2010). But when the claims involve “sensitive and highly personal issues,” a party may proceed pseudonymously if the “need for anonymity outweighs prejudice to the opposing party and the public’s interest in knowing the party’s identity.” Does I thru XXII v. Advanced Textile Corp., 214 F.3d 1058, 1067–68 (9th Cir. 2000). When “pseudonyms are used to shield the anonymous party from…