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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN DOE, Case No. 1:25-cv-01372-CDB Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO

PROCEED UNDER PSEUDONYM AS TO

v. PETITIONER JOHN DOE

CHRISTOPHER CHESTNUT, et al., (Doc. 2)

Respondents. 16 Petitioner John Doe (“Petitioner”), a federal prisoner proceeding by counsel, initiated this action by filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Doc. 1). On October 15, 2025, Petitioner filed the instant petition while in custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) at the California City Detention Facility, located in Kern County, California, which is where he is currently incarcerated. Id. Pending before the Court1 is Petitioner’s motion to proceed under pseudonym, filed on October 15, 2025. (Doc. 2). The Court directed Respondents to file a response to the motion and request. (Doc. 4 at 3). On November 5, 2025, Respondents timely filed an opposition to Petitioner’s…