Doe v. United States

ORDER

Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr., United States District Judge

Currently pending before the court is plaintiffs Motion to Proceed Under Pseu*1171donym (Doc. # 2) and defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. # 14).

I. BACKGROUND

The Does’ claims arise from an enforcement action filed by the Federal Trade Commission. Section 13(b) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 53(b), authorizes the FTC, through its attorneys to initiate federal court proceedings to enjoin violations and to secure equitable relief. In 2013, Helen Wong, an attorney with the FTC initiated an investigation into John Doe’s employer. Based on the…