Motaghedi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 SADEGH POOZESH, et al., No. 1:19-cv-01466-LJO-SKO Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED

v. MOTION TO PROCEED UNDER

PSEUDONYMS

MICHAEL R. POMPEO, et al., (Doc. 6) Defendants.

12 I. INTRODUCTION On October 17, 2019, Plaintiffs John Doe, Jane Doe, Daughter Doe, Mother Doe, and Father Doe (“Doe Plaintiffs”) filed a motion to proceed under pseudonyms in this case. (Doc. 6.) 16 The Court allowed Doe Plaintiffs to file under seal four exhibits to the motion, including the 17 declaration of John Doe and Daughter Doe and evidence of their employment with the United 18 States government. (See Docs. 9, 14, 21.) Jane Doe, Mother Doe, and Father Doe are relatives of 19 John Doe and Daughter Doe, who are Iranian nationals and employees of the U.S. government, 20 and Doe Plaintiffs fear retaliation from the Iranian government if their identities are made public. (See Doc. 6 at 8.) Defendants appeared in the case on October 30, 2019,…