Doe

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 JOHN DOE, et al., Case No.: 21cv1809-LL-MDD

Plaintiffs,

ORDER ADDRESSING

v. PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST TO

PROCEED ANONYMOUSLY:

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL

GRANTING WAIVER OF

DISTRICT, et al., MINORS’ APPEARANCES & Defendants. DENYING REQUEST FOR

PARENTS TO PROCEED

ANONYMOUSLY AT ENE/CMC

18 [ECF No. 46] 19 This matter is before the Court on the parties’ Joint Motion to Excuse Attendance of Minor Plaintiffs at Early Neutral Evaluation Conference, and to Permit Parent Plaintiffs to Appear Anonymously filed September 14, 2022. (ECF No. 46). The Court excuses the minors’ appearances at the September 30, 2022 Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) and Case Management Conference (CMC); however, as explained below, the Court denies the Plaintiff parents’ request to proceed anonymously at that hearing. A. Background Plaintiffs are a group of four minors and three parent guardians who 3 …