Doe v. Alexander

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK wee KX JANE DOE, : Plaintiff, : : 25 Civ. 2077 (JPC) -v- : : ORDER TAL ALEXANDER, : Defendant. : KX JOHN P. CRONAN, United States District Judge: Plaintiff Jane Doe filed the Complaint in this action in state court under a pseudonym.

Dkt. 1-1. On March 13, 2025, Defendant Tal Alexander removed the action to this Court. Dkt.

1. This action is therefore governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Smith v. Bayer Corp., 564 U.S. 299, 304 n.2 (2011) (“[F]ederal procedural rules govern a case that has been removed to federal court.”’).

As relevant here, Rule 10 requires that “[t]he title of the complaint must name all the parties.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 10(a). Accordingly, Plaintiff may not proceed pseudonymously unless she first seeks and receives permission from this Court to do so. See Sealed Plaintiff v. Sealed Defendant, 537 F.3d 185, 189 (2d Cir. 2008). If Plaintiff does not file such a motion by March 31, 2025, the Court will dismiss the Complaint.

SO ORDERED. har Dated: March 18, 2025 ey oy é 2 New York, New York JOHN P. CRONAN United States District Judge