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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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[Proposed] Order Granting Request to 

Proceed Under Pseudonyms 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JOHN DOE I, JOHN DOE II, and JOHN DOE 

III, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, 

Governor of California, 

in his official capacity, 

BILL LOCKYER, 

Attorney General of California, 

in his official capacity, 

JAMES E. TILTON, 

Secretary of the State of California 

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,

in his official capacity, 

JAMES DAVIS, 

Chairman of the State of California Board of 

Parole Hearings, 

in his official capacity, 

TODD RIEBE, 

District Attorney of Amador County, 

in his official capacity, 

GARY LACY, 

District Attorney of El Dorado County, 

in his official capacity, 

BRADFORD R. FENOCCHIO, 

District Attorney of Placer County, 

in his official capacity, 

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Case No.: 2:06cv02521 LKK GHH 

ORDER GRANTING REQUEST BY 

JOHN DOE II AND JOHN DOE III FOR 

LEAVE TO PROCEED UNDER A 

PSEUDONYM AND ORDERING THAT 

ALL INFORMATION IDENTIFYING 

PLAINTIFFS’ TRUE IDENTITIES BE 

FILED UNDER SEAL 

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JAN SCULLY, 

District Attorney of Sacramento County, 

in her official capacity, 

JAMES P. WILLETT, 

District Attorney of San Joaquin County, 

in his official capacity, 

DAVID W. PAULSON, 

District Attorney of Solano County, 

in his official capacity, 

CARL ADAMS, 

District Attorney of Sutter County, 

in his official capacity, 

DAVID C. HENDERSON, 

District Attorney of Yolo County, 

in his official capacity, 

THOMAS HOFFMAN, 

Director of the Adult Parole Operations 

Division of the State of California Board of 

Parole Hearings, 

in his official capacity, 

VERNE SPEIRS, 

Chief Probation Officer for Sacramento 

County, 

in his official capacity, 

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Plaintiffs’ request to proceed in this matter under the pseudonyms "JOHN DOE II” and 

“JOHN DOE III” is GRANTED. Plaintiffs’ request to file under seal any document revealing 

Plaintiffs’ true identities is also GRANTED. No document filed under seal in this matter shall 

be open to inspection, except as provided herein. 

It is ORDERED that Defendants may review the sealed documents and may reveal 

Plaintiffs’ true identities (or any information or distinguishing characteristics which could reveal 

Plaintiffs’ true identities) only to attorneys litigating this case on their behalf. Any person or 

entity who comes to learn of Plaintiffs’ true identities (or any information or distinguishing 

characteristics which could reveal Plaintiffs’ true identities) by means of, or as a result of, this 

litigation is hereby ORDERED not to reveal Plaintiffs’ true identities (or distinguishing 

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characteristics) by any means to any other person or entity not authorized by this Court to receive 

such information. 

Because the physical safety of each Plaintiff is at stake, this Court shall, within its 

discretion, impose the maximum sanction permitted by law for any violation of this order. 

Dated: January 3, 2007 

 

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