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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JANE DOE, No. 2:24-cv-00899-CKD Plaintiff, ORDER v. COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN, ET AL., Defendant. 16 Plaintiff filed this civil rights action on March 20, 2024, alleging sexual harassment and rape by a peace officer. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff has filed a motion to proceed by the pseudonym “Jane Doe” in place of her true and correct name. (ECF No. 2.) For the reasons below, plaintiff's ex parte motion to proceed by pseudonym is GRANTED, subject to reconsideration when defendants appear in this action. I. Legal Standard While the presumption in litigation is that parties must use their real names, courts permit parties to proceed anonymously when special circumstances justify secrecy. Does I thru XXIII

1 This presumption is loosely related to the public’s right to open courts and the right of private individuals to confront their accusers. Doe #3 v. California, 2023 WL 3996476, at *1 (E.D. Cal. 27 June 14, 2023), citing…