Legal Opinion
John James Mary James v. Cecil B. Jacobson, Jr., M.D. Reproductive Genetics Center, Limited
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1993No. 92-2196PublishedCited by 367 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by John and Mary James (pseudonyms) from an interlocutory order of the district court denying the Jameses’ request that they be allowed to proceed anonymously in the trial of their medical malpractice/fraud action against Dr. Cecil Jacobson. Two questions are raised: whether the interlocutory order is appealable under the “collateral order” doctrine and, if so, whether the district court erred in denying the request for anonymity. We hold that the order is appealable and, on the merits, that the dis*235trict court erred. Accordingly, we vacate the…
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