IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA HUNTINGTON DIVISION

H.E,, Plaintiff, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:25-00611 Pressley Ridge, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff filed the present action, referring to themselves by the initials “H. E.” See Compl., ECF 14 1. “When a party wishes to file a case anonymously or under a pseudonym, it must first petition the district court for permission to do so. ... Where no permission is granted, ‘the federal courts lack jurisdiction over the unnamed parties, as a case has not been commenced with respect to them.’” W. N. J. v. Yocom,

(0th Cir. 2001) (quoting Nat’] Commodity & Barter Ass’n v. Gibbs,

(10th Cir. 1989) (per curiam)). Since Plaintiff must ask the Court to proceed anonymously before this case can move forward, the Court DIRECTS Plaintiff to file a motion to proceed anonymously by October 27, 2025. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to send a copy of this Order to counsel of record and any unrepresented parties.

ENTER: October 20, 2025

ROBERT C. CHAMBERS