Unwitting Victim v. C.S.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

Appellant filed a civil suit against appellee C.S. in the District Court of Shawnee County using the pseudonym “Unwitting Victim” instead of his name. C.S. immediately filed a motion to dismiss and a request for sanctions. On February 16, 2001, Shawnee County District Judge Terry L. Bullock granted C.S.’s motion to dismiss, finding that appellant’s privacy interest was not of sufficient magnitude to warrant the use of an alias petition. Appellant now appeals the district court’s dismissal of die civil suit. The matter is before this court…