Legal Opinion
Doe v. Indiana Black Expo, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided April 17, 1996No. IP 96-0468-CPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENTRY ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO PROCEED UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME
HAMILTON, District Judge.
This case presents the question whether a plaintiff alleging employment discrimination and related claims against private parties may proceed in the litigation under a false name. The plaintiff filed this action on April 8, 1996. His complaint does not state his real name but uses the false name of John Doe. Plaintiff filed with his complaint a motion seeking to proceed under the name John Doe, to seal ail documents containing his actual name, and to restrain defendants from disclosing his real name.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Doe v. BoltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Bill W. Doe v. Anthony M. Frank, Postmaster General of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- John James Mary James v. Cecil B. Jacobson, Jr., M.D. Reproductive Genetics Center, LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by31 opinions
- Doe v. Del RioDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2006
- Doe v. HartzDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1999
- Belanger v. BNY Mellon Asset Management, LLCDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2015
- Doe v. SmithDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1999
- Doe v. Purdue UniversityDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 2017
26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.