UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL Case No. CV 25-0713 FMO (AJRx) Date February 10, 2025 Title Jane Doe v. Doe 1, et al.

Present: The Honorable Fernando M. Olguin, United States District Judge Vanessa Figueroa None None Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Tape No. Attorney Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order Re: Order to Show Cause On January 27, 2025, plaintiff, using the pseudonym “Jane Doe,” filed the instant action against several Doe defendants. (See Dkt. 1, Compl. at Jj 1). Rule 10(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that the title of the complaint “must name all the parties.” However, the Ninth Circuit has held that a request for anonymity may be granted if “the [requesting] party's need for anonymity outweighs prejudice to the opposing party and the public’s interest in knowing the party’s identity.”. Does | Thru XXIll v. Advanced Textile Corp.,

, 1069 (9th Cir. 2000). Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: 1. No later than February 24, 2025, plaintiff shall file a Motion to Proceed Anonymously (“Motion”), and notice it for hearing on the court’s first available hearing date. 2. Failure to file the Motion by the deadline set forth above shall result in the action being dismissed for failure to prosecute and/or to comply with a court order. See Local Rule 41; Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 & 41(b); Link v. WabashR.R. Co.,

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(1962).

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