Wofford
M.J. B.Z. v. Minga Wofford et. al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 M.J. B.Z., No. 1:25-cv-01800-DC-DMC (HC) Petitioner,
ORDER
v. MINGA WOFFORD et. al., Respondents. 16 Petitioner has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. See ECF No. 1. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). See ECF No. 12. Pending before the Court is Petitioner’s unopposed motion to proceed under pseudonym and Petitioner’s initial petition. See ECF Nos. 3 and 1. “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). However, “many 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 circuit, . . . parties [may] use pseudonyms in the…