(PS) Parlante v. American River College

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN PARLANTE, Case No. 2:20-cv-02268-KJM-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO PROCEED USING A PSEUDONYM

v. ECF No. 3 AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, who currently resides in Nevada, is suing a college in California and a student who allegedly attacked him on campus. ECF No. 6. The attacker is unknown to plaintiff. Id. Plaintiff moves to proceed using a pseudonym in this case. ECF No. 4. In support of his motion, he alleges that he is disabled and that publicly disclosing his disability could limit future employment opportunities. Id. at 1. He also claims that his student records, including records of disability, are private. Id. at 2. Parties must litigate under their own names unless a case is “exceptional.” Doe v. Ayers, 789 F.3d 944, 946 (9th Cir. 2015); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 10(a). “When a party requests Doe status, the factors to be balanced against the general…