Doe

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JANE DOE, individually and on behalf of Case No. 3:24-cv-02357-JD all others similarly situated, 8 Plaintiff, ORDER RE PSEUDONYM 9 v.

JOYOUS PBC,

11 Defendant.

12 Defendant Joyous PBC is an online provider of ketamine treatments for mental health conditions. Dkt. No. 1 ¶¶ 1-2. Plaintiff Jane Doe has sued Joyous PBC on behalf of herself and a putative class for disclosing communications containing protected health information to third parties such as Meta, Google, and Twilio. Doe asks to proceed pseudonymously. Dkt. No. 9. A pseudonym is warranted because the lawsuit concerns Doe’s sensitive and protected health information, including information about mental health conditions, which Doe provided to Joyous PBC for ketamine treatment. Doe expresses a fear of “ridicule and personal embarrassment,” and “significant social and professional stigma,” should her identity be disclosed. Dkt. No. 9 at 2. Doe’s true identity will be disclosed to Joyous PBC, which will eliminate prejudice to…