Legal Opinion
John Doe v. Village of Deerfield
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 12, 2016No. 15-2069PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
This case presents a matter of first impression for us: whether an order denying leave to proceed anonymously is immediately appealable. Guided by the reasoning of some of our sister circuits, we find that an order denying leave to proceed anonymously does fall within the collateral order doctrine and is immediately appealable.
An individual filed a lawsuit in federal district court naming the Village of Deer-field, Lisa Batchelder, and Gary Zalesny as defendants (collectively “defendants-ap-pellees”). In his caption, the individual plaintiff identified himself as “John…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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3Cited by108 opinions
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- Jane Doe v. The College of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2021
- John Roe v. Steven DettelbachCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
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