In a published order in Ricketts as parent of L.G. v. Titusville Area Sch. Dist., No. 24-2569 (3d Cir. Aug. 18, 2025) (per curiam), the Third Circuit offers guidance about what happens to the confidentiality of a federal litigant who is a minor once they reach age 18. “[T]he Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, theContinue reading “Third Circuit Addresses the Continued Obligation to Maintain Confidentiality of Minor Party in Litigation After They Reach Majority”
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Anonymity for Plaintiff Properly Revoked When Litigant Sought Publicity and “Disseminated Sensitive Material” About the Defendant, Holds Tenth Circuit
In Luo v. Wang, No. 22-1200 (10th Cir. July 3, 2023), a rare published opinion about the revocation of a pseudonym in a civil case, the Tenth Circuit affirms the lower courts reconsideration of the plaintiff’s use of the “Jane Doe” appellation when it came to light that the plaintiff had been seeking media attentionContinue reading “Anonymity for Plaintiff Properly Revoked When Litigant Sought Publicity and “Disseminated Sensitive Material” About the Defendant, Holds Tenth Circuit”
Fourth Circuit Holds That District Court Had Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Over Complaint with Pseudonymous Plaintiff
In B.R. v. F.C.S.B., No. 21-1005 (4th Cir. Nov. 2, 2021), the Fourth Circuit accepts an interlocutory appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) and holds that a federal court has subject-matter jurisdiction over a claim despite not knowing the plaintiff’s true name. A plaintiff – named “Kate” in the opinion – “commenced this action byContinue reading “Fourth Circuit Holds That District Court Had Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Over Complaint with Pseudonymous Plaintiff”
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