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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act

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ORDER TO PROCEED UNDER FICTITIOUS NAMES 

CASE NO. 3:07-cv-04299-PJH 

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JOHN T. AFFELDT (SBN 154430) 

JENNY PEARLMAN (SBN 224879) 

TARA KINI (SBN 239093) 

PUBLIC ADVOCATES, INC. 

131 Steuart Street, Suite 300 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Tel. (415) 431-7430 

Fax (415) 431-1048 

Email: jaffeldt@publicadvocates.org 

 jpearlman@publicadvocates.org 

 tkini@publicadvocates.org 

 

JEFFREY SIMES (NY SRN 2813533), appearing 

GOODWIN PROCTER LLP pro hac vice 

599 Lexington Avenue 

New York, New York 10022 

Tel: (212) 813-8879 

Fax: (212) 355-3333 

Email: jsimes@goodwinprocter.com 

 

Attorneys for PLAINTIFFS 

(Additional attorneys listed on following page) 

JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO 

United States Attorney 

SHEILA M. LIEBER 

Assistant Branch Director 

MICHAEL Q. HYDE 

Trial Attorney 

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 

United States Department of Justice 

20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Room 7132 

P.O. Box 883 

Washington, D.C. 20044 

Tel. (202) 514-2205 

Fax (202) 616-8470 

Email: Michael.hyde@usdoj.gov 

 

Attorneys for DEFENDANTS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

SONYA RENEE, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

MARGARET SPELLINGS, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 3:07-cv-04299-PJH 

[Proposed] ORDER TO PROCEED 

UNDER FICTITIOUS NAMES 

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ORDER TO PROCEED UNDER FICTITIOUS NAMES 

CASE NO. 3:07-cv-04299-PJH 

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PATRICK THOMPSON (SBN 160804) 

NICOLE E. PERROTON (SBN 233121) 

ELIZABETH F. STONE (SBN 239285) 

GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 

Three Embarcadero Center 

24th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Tel: (415) 733-6000 

Fax: (415) 677-9041 

Email: pthompson@goodwinprocter.com 

 nperroton@goodwinprocter.com 

DAVID B. COOK (DC BN 113522), appearing pro hac vice

GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 

901 New York Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20001 

Tel: (202) 346-4000 

Fax: (202) 346-4444 

Email: dcook@goodwinprocter.com 

Attorneys for PLAINTIFFS

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ORDER TO PROCEED UNDER FICTITIOUS NAMES 

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 In response to the Court’s guidance provided at the hearing on January 30, 2008, and in 

accordance with the Court’s directive at that hearing as reflected in the minute order, Plaintiffs 

and Defendants, through their undersigned counsel, jointly submit the following proposed order: 

1. Plaintiff Jane Doe, a minor, by her guardian ad litem John Doe; Plaintiff B. Doe, 

a minor, by her guardian ad litem N. Doe; and N. Doe in her capacity as a separate, individual 

plaintiff, have moved the Court to allow them to proceed in this litigation using fictitious names 

[docket no. 39]. 

2. The Court has determined that neither General Order No. 53 nor other authority 

presented by Plaintiffs, under the facts and circumstances of this case, permits non-minor 

plaintiffs to proceed anonymously in this action where they are proceeding in an individual 

capacity. 

3. However, General Order No. 53 regarding protecting the identities of minor 

plaintiffs is applicable here and supports permitting the minor plaintiffs—and implicitly their 

guardians ad litem—to proceed under fictitious names in this action. Although General Order 

No. 53 states that the initials of the minors must be used, Defendants do not object to the persons 

known as Jane Doe, her guardian ad litem John Doe, B. Doe, and—where proceeding solely as a 

guardian ad litem— her guardian ad litem N. Doe using their fictitious “Doe” designations in 

this litigation. Accordingly, the Court grants permission for Jane Doe, her guardian ad litem

John Doe, B. Doe, and her guardian ad litem N. Doe to file papers with the Court using their 

fictitious “Doe” designations. 

4. The Court will not permit N. Doe, nor any other undocumented non-minor 

plaintiff, to proceed in this action under a fictitious name where she is acting in her capacity as 

an individual plaintiff. Should N. Doe continue in this action in her capacity as an individual 

plaintiff, she must reveal her true name in papers filed with the Court. 

5. This Order shall not apply to any information that plaintiffs are required to 

produce to defendants under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or other applicable law. 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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PROOF OF SERVICE 

CASE NO. 3:07-cv-04299-PJH 

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PROOF OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on February 6, 2008, a true and correct copy of the following 

documents were served using the Court’s ECF system upon the following attorneys for the 

Defendants: 

Peter D. Kiesler 

Scott N. Schools 

Sheila M. Liever 

Michael Q. Hyde 

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 

United States Department of Justice 

20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Room 7132 

P.O. Box 883 

Washington, D.C. 20044 

1. [Proposed] ORDER TO PROCEED UNDER FICTITIOUS NAMES 

 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct, and that I 

executed this proof of service in San Francisco, California, this 6th day of February, 2008. 

Dated: February 6, 2008 

_________________________________ 

JOYCE HEINAN 

Declarant 

 

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