Doe v. The Alabama Department of Corrections

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION JOHN DOE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL CASE NO. 2:24-cv-455-ECM ) [WO] THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ) CORRECTIONS, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Now pending before the Court is the Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed under a pseudonym. (Doc. 6).1 The Plaintiff—an adult male—seeks to shield his identity from public view because his allegations require public disclosure of sexual assault and illegal drug use, which he claims “would be too invasive” and “deter [him]…