Doe v. Kansas State University

No. 122,704 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS JOHN DOE, Appellant, v. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY and HEATHER REED, Appellees. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 60-210(a) does not bar anonymous or pseudonymous suits where an important privacy interest is recognized. Unwitting Victim v. C.S., 273 Kan. 937, 944,

47 P.3d 392

(2002). Rather than dismiss an anonymous party's case for failure to seek permission to proceed anonymously, the district court must apply a two-part test to determine (a) whether an important privacy interest exists (a legal determination), and (b) whether…