Doe v. Alexander

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JANE DOE, Plaintiff, No. 25-CV-2241 (RA) v. ORDER TAL ALEXANDER, OREN ALEXANDER, HANNAH BOULOS and JOHN DOE, Defendants.

RONNIE ABRAMS, United States District Judge: The Complaint in this case was filed in state court under a pseudonym with leave of that court. See Dkt 1-1 at 26. Now that Defendants have removed the action to this Court, it is governed by federal procedural rules, see Smith v. Bayer Corp., 564 U.S. 299, 304 n.2 (2011), which require 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 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.

Dated: March 20, 2025 {J New York, New York KY Ronnie Abrams United States District Judge