Doe 1 v. County of Los Angeles
United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaOctober 28, 20212:21-cv-08412California451 words
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES -- GENERAL
Case No. CV 21-8412-JFW(AGRx) Date: October 28, 2021 Title: Doe 1, et al.-v- County of Los Angeles, et al.
PRESENT: HONORABLE JOHN F. WALTER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Shannon Reilly None Present Courtroom Deputy Court Reporter
ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFFS: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANTS:
None None
PROCEEDINGS (IN CHAMBERS): ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY COMPLAINT SHOULD
NOT BE DISMISSED
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 10, the title of a complaint must set out the names of all parties to the action. Fed. R. Civ. P. 10(a). Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(a)(1) requires that an "action must be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest." In addition, the Central District's Local Rules require parties to list, on the first page of all documents, the "names of the parties." L.R. 11-3.8(d). "The normal presumption in litigation is that parties must use their real names." Doe v. Kamehameha Sch., 596 F.3d 1036, 1042 (9th Cir. 2010). "[W]hen special…