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No Pseudonymity for Civil Defendant Accused of Sexual Assault
From today's decision by Judge Jeannette Vargas (S.D.N.Y.) in Finley v. Przybylowski: Plaintiff and Defendant are attorneys who met seven years ago as summer associates at different prominent law firms in New York City….…
Federal Courts’ Inconsistent Record-Sealing Rules and Their Impact on Judicial Transparency,” by David Ardia
The article is here; the Introduction: Open courts are a cornerstone of democratic government, ensuring not only that justice is done but that it is seen to be done. As the Supreme Court recognized in Press-Enterprise Co. v.…
Multi-Billion Dollar Corporation Can’t Sue Inter-American Development Bank as a Pseudonymous “Doe Corporation”
From today's Doe Corp. 1 v. Inter-American Development Bank, decided by D.C. Circuit Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson, Robert Wilkins, and Florence Pan (I filed an amicus brief in the case on my own behalf, urging…
No Pseudonymity in Crypto Scam Case, Despite Alleged Death Threat Against Plaintiff
From today's order by Magistrate Judge Kathryn Starnella in Y.S. v. Doe (D. Colo.): This case involves a cryptocurrency transaction wherein Plaintiff transferred approximately $100,000.00 in digital currency to various…
Takeaways for California Lawyers from the Second District’s New Pseudonymity Case
The case is Roe v. Smith, just decided today by the Second District; it's only the third binding California precedent, as I see it, expressly dealing with pseudonymity (the others are DFEH v. Superior Court, from the…
California Appellate Court Generally Rejects Pseudonymity for Defamation Plaintiffs (Including in #TheyLied Sexual Assault Allegation Cases)
From today's opinion in Roe v. Smith, decided by Justice Anne Richardson, joined by Justices Elwood Lui and Victoria Chavez:In 2022, plaintiffs and Jenna were all students at the same high school in Los Angeles County….…
No Pseudonymity in #TheyLied Defamation Case Over Sexual Assault Allegations
From Doe v. Doe, decided today by Judge F. Kay Behm (E.D. Mich.): Plaintiff and Defendant are half-siblings and have known each other for over forty years. Plaintiff owns a law firm that operates nationwide, with a primary…
Ex-Employee Can’t Sue Planned Parenthood for Race Discrimination
In September, I wrote: Ex-Employee Can Sue Planned Parenthood for Race Discrimination as a "Jane Doe," Because Abortion Providers Had Been Physically Attacked Jane Doe, a former Planned Parenthood employee, is suing…
Ex-Employee Can’t Sue Planned Parenthood for Race Discrimination as a “Jane Doe”
In September, I wrote: Ex-Employee Can Sue Planned Parenthood for Race Discrimination as a "Jane Doe," Because Abortion Providers Had Been Physically Attacked Jane Doe, a former Planned Parenthood employee, is suing…
DOJ Subpoena to Gender Medicine Telehealth Provider Quashed, but Record Not Sealed
From Judge Jamal Whitehead (W.D. Wash.) in Queerdoc, PLLC v. U.S. Dep't of Justice: On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14168, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring…
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