M.F.
M.F. v. Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 13 M.F., a minor, by and through his guardian ad Case No.: 2:24-cv-01009-JDP litem, JOHN DOE; JOHN DOE and VANESSA DOE, [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’
EX PARTE MOTION TO PROCEED BY
16 Plaintiffs, PSEUDONYMS 17 v.
SIERRA-PLUMAS JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT, a public entity; EMMA BLANCHE SHAFFER, an individual, MEGAN ANN MESCHERY, individually and in her capacity as Principal of Loyalton High School, and 22 ROES 1 through 40, inclusive, 23 Defendants. 24
26 27 28 [PROPOSED] ORDER On April 1, 2024, M.F., John Doe, and Vanessa Doe (“Plaintiffs”), filed a Complaint for Damages. (ECF No. 1). On April 4, 2024, Plaintiffs filed a Motion to Proceed by Pseudonyms in place of their true and correct names. (ECF Nos. 3, 3-1). “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). However, the Ninth Circuit has allowed parties to use pseudonyms “in the ‘unusual…