Legal Opinion

Jane Doe v. Dla Piper LLP (Us) and Brian Biggs

Massachusetts Superior Court

Decided March 5, 2026No. 2584CV03465-CPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Presented for decision is the Defendants's Motion to Require Plaintiff to Proceed Using her True Name. By this motion, the Defendant seeks to vacate an earlier order of the Court (Green, J.), entered ex parte at the time the action was commenced, authorizing Plaintiff to . proceed anonymously through use of a Jane Doe pseudonym[1]. For the reasons which follow, the Defendant's motion shall be ALLOWED.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff has brought suit against Defendants DLA Piper LLP ("DLA Piper") and Brian Biggs ("Biggs"), her former law firm employer and one of its erstwhile partners. In this action,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

Does I thru XXIII v. Advanced Textile Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
John Doe v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin and Aurora Health Care, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
Femedeer v. HaunCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
Doe v. MeglessCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
20 Fair empl.prac.cas. 457, 20 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,136 Southern Methodist University Association of Women Law Students, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Wynne & Jaffe, Southern Methodist University Association of Women Law Students, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Thompson, Knight, Simmons & BullionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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