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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 A.G., No. 2:24-cv-01375 CKD 12 Plaintiff, ORDER 13 v. 14 COUNTY OF SISKIYOU, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff filed this civil rights action on May 10, 2024, alleging child abuse by a foster and 18 adoptive parent. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff has filed a motion to proceed by the pseudonym “A.G.” in 19 place of her true and correct name. (ECF No. 2.) For the reasons below, plaintiff's ex parte 20 motion to proceed by pseudonym is GRANTED, subject to reconsideration when defendants 21 appear in this action. 22 I. Legal Standard 23 While the presumption in litigation is that parties must use their real names, courts permit 24 parties to proceed anonymously when special circumstances justify secrecy.1 Does I thru XXIII v. 25

26 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 Doe v.…