Baez v. Pizza On Stone LLC

USDC-SDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DOC#: SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DATE FILED: 11/29/2021 ALBERTO BAEZ and JOHN DOE, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, 21-CV-9714 (RA) v. ORDER PIZZA ON STONE LLC d/b/a ADRIENNE’S PIZZA BAR, PETER POULAKAKOS, FRANK CASANO, and NICK ANGELIS, Defendants.

RONNIE ABRAMS, United States District Judge: This case has been assigned to me for all purposes. In order for a plaintiff to proceed in an action under a pseudonym, he must file a motion requesting to do so. Rule 10(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires that “[t]he title of [a] complaint must name all the parties.” See also Sealed Plaintiff v. Sealed Defendant, 537 F.3d 185, 189 (2d Cir. 2008).

To date, Plaintiff John Doe has not filed such a motion. Plaintiff John Doe shall file a motion to proceed pseudonymously no later than December 15, 2021. Plaintiffs shall serve a copy of this Order on Defendants.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: | November 29, 2021 New York, New York ae Ronnie Abrams United States District Judge