UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION

JOHN DOE,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No: 6:25-cv-779-WWB-LHP

STERLING INFOSYSTEMS, INC.,

Defendant

ORDER Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File Under Seal. Doc. No. 5. Plaintiff seeks to file under seal his disclosure statement required by Local Rule 3.03 and evidence in support of a forthcoming motion to proceed pseudonymously, stating that he wishes to keep his identity anonymous given the nature of this case. Id. Although Plaintiff provides general legal standards for motions to seal, however, Plaintiff provides no legal authority supporting his precise request for relief, and that withholding his identity is appropriate given the allegations of the complaint. Id. Cf. Doe v. Corp. Sec. Sols., Inc.,

, 616 (E.D.N.C. 2024); Doe v. RealPage, Inc., No. 1:24-CV-00885-JRR,

, at *5 (D. Md. June 6, 2024); Doe v. First Advantage Background Servs. Corp.,

, 747 (S.D. Ind. 2023); Doe v. Rentgrow, Inc., No. 2:23-cv-00860-ART-EJY,

, at *2 (D. Nev. Aug. 3, 2023). Accordingly, the motion (Doc. No. 5) is DENIED without prejudice. Plaintiff shall file a renewed motion within fourteen (14) days of the date of this Order, which must provide citation to legal authority demonstrating that the request to seal the specific documents at issue is warranted under governing law. Alternatively, on or before this same deadline, Plaintiff shall file an amended complaint in his true name, along with the Local Rule 3.03 disclosure statement on the public docket. DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on May 5, 2025.

LESLIE 3 AN PRICE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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