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Doe v. Briscoe

Virginia Circuit Court

Decided January 27, 2003No. Case No. CL02-499Published

1Opinion of the Court

BY JUDGE CHARLES N. DORSEY

At the hearing in this matter on December 19, 2002, numerous issues were taken up including whether the plaintiff may be permitted to proceed anonymously. Counsel have appropriately focused on American Online, Inc. v. Anonymous Publicly Traded Company, 261 Va. 350 (2001), as providing the salient analysis. As Justice Lemons notes in that opinion, there have been reported cases in Virginia where a plaintiff proceeded anonymously but, in these cases, the issue was resolved by consent while the AOL case is the first reported opinion regarding the circumstances under…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. John James Mary James v. Cecil B. Jacobson, Jr., M.D. Reproductive Genetics Center, LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
  2. Doe v. ShakurDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
  3. America Online, Inc. v. Anonymous Publicly Traded Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2001
  4. Doe v. SmithDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1998

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