J.M. v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 J.M., Case No. 1:25-cv-01452-KES-CDB (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

PROCEED UNDER PSEUDONYM

v. (Doc. 11) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., Defendants. 16 Relevant Background Plaintiff J.M. (“Plaintiff”), a former federal inmate proceeding by counsel, initiated this action with the filing of complaint against Defendant United States of America, Atwater John Does 1 and 2, and Mendota Does 1-5 (collectively, “Defendants”) on October 30, 2025. (Doc. 1). Plaintiff asserts claims against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) and against individual defendants for violations of Plaintiff’s constitutional rights. Id. at 6. In the complaint, Plaintiff J.M. alleges that this suit “arises from the assault and sexual assault by [Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”)] guards at USP Atwater and the retaliation that followed at FCI Mendota[.]” Id. ¶ 3.1. Because he is referred to in the complaint only by the initials …