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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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Stipulation Allowing Plaintiff to Proceed Pseudonymously and [Proposed] Order

(Case No. 2:24-cv-1844 DJC AC P)

ROB BONTA, State Bar No. 202668 

Attorney General of California 

ALICIA A. BOWER, State Bar No. 287799 

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

ARTHUR B. MARK III, State Bar No. 220865 

ZACHARY GLANTZ, State Bar No. 298936 

Deputy Attorneys General 

300 South Spring Street, Suite 1702 

Los Angeles, CA 90013-1230 

Telephone: (213) 269-6170 

Fax: (916) 731-3641 

E-mail: Zachary.Glantz@doj.ca.gov 

Attorneys for Defendants L. Gonzalez, R. Hickethier, 

A. Kent, J. Macomber, R. Montes, and L. Parker

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

JANE DOE #2, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

MARCUS JOHNSON, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:24-cv-1844 DJC AC P 

STIPULATION ALLOWING PLAINTIFF 

TO PROCEED PSEUDONYMOUSLY 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

 

Judge: Honorable Allison Claire 

Trial Date: None Set 

Action Filed: July 1, 2024 

Plaintiff Jane Doe #2 filed the complaint in this matter using a pseudonym and 

subsequently requested an order allowing her to proceed pseudonymously in public filings in this 

matter. (Pl.’s Mot. for Administrative Relief to Proceed by Pseudonym, ECF No. 3.) The Court 

granted Plaintiff’s motion without prejudice to reconsideration after Defendants appeared. 

(Order, ECF No. 13.) 

Counsel for Defendants J. Macomber, R. Montes, R. Hickethier, L. Gonzalez, L. Parker, 

and A. Kent (Defendants) has been informed by Plaintiff’s counsel of Plaintiff Jane Doe #2’s true 

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Stipulation Allowing Plaintiff to Proceed Pseudonymously and [Proposed] Order

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name.1 While Defendants do not oppose Plaintiff proceeding pseudonymously in this proceeding, 

Defendants would oppose any related limitations on their ability to conduct discovery and 

investigate this matter, interference with the California Department of Corrections and 

Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) ability to operate and maintain institutional security, or CDCR’s or its 

employees’ ability to assist or participate in any potential related criminal proceeding. 

Plaintiff and Defendants Macomber, Montes, Hickethier, Gonzalez, Parker, and Kent 

therefore stipulate and agree as follows: 

1. Plaintiff may proceed pseudonymously in this matter; 

2. No party may use Plaintiff’s true name in public filings or in open court in pretrial 

proceedings in this matter, and instead shall refer to Plaintiff as “Jane Doe #2”; 

3. Parties filing documents bearing Plaintiff’s true name in the public record shall redact 

Plaintiff’s true name; 

4. If it is necessary to use Plaintiff’s true name in a court filing, the filing party shall 

follow the procedures under Local Rule 141 and request that the document be filed under seal; 

5. This stipulation does not limit the ability of the parties to use Plaintiff’s true name 

and CDCR number in the course of their investigation and discovery in this matter, including but 

not limited to its use in interviews of potential witnesses, in correspondence as needed for 

litigation purposes, subpoenas to non-parties, and depositions. This stipulation also does not 

address or limit the parties’ use of Plaintiff’s true name and CDCR number outside of, and not 

related to, this litigation, such as for purposes of CDCR’s internal investigations, CDCR and 

prison operations, or any potential related criminal proceedings or external investigations; 

6. This stipulation does not address the use of a pseudonym at any trial in this matter, 

which the parties will address in a separate pretrial filing at the appropriate time; 

7. By agreeing to this stipulation, Defendants do not concede or admit the truth or 

accuracy of any of the statements, allegations, or claims contained in Plaintiff’s motion or the 

Declaration of Jenny Huang submitted with that motion (ECF No. 3); 

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 Defendant M. Johnson has not yet appeared in this action, and the Office of the 

California Attorney General does not currently represent him. 

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8. Defendants and their attorneys agree that the true name of Jane Doe #2 shall not be 

disclosed to Defendant Johnson, in light of his non-appearance in this case to date. In the event 

that Defendant Johnson does appear in this action, Plaintiff’s counsel will meet and confer with 

him and/or his attorney regarding Plaintiff’s motion to proceed by pseudonym. 

9. The right of Defendant Johnson to oppose Plaintiff proceeding under a pseudonym, 

should he appear in this matter, is not affected by this stipulation; and 

10. The parties reserve the right to seek reconsideration or modification of this 

stipulation should future circumstances warrant it. 

Dated: September 19, 2024 /s/ Jenny C. Huang 

 (as authorized September 18, 2024) 

 Jenny C. Huang 

 Attorney for Plaintiff, Jane Doe #2 

 

Dated: September 19, 2024 ROB BONTA

Attorney General of California 

ALICIA A. BOWER

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

ARTHUR B. MARK III 

Deputy Attorney General 

/s/ Zachary Glantz 

ZACHARY GLANTZ

Deputy Attorney General 

Attorneys for Defendants 

J. Macomber, R. Montes, R. Hickethier, L. 

Gonzalez, L. Parker, and A. Kent 

 

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Stipulation Allowing Plaintiff to Proceed Pseudonymously and [Proposed] Order

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ORDER 

Good cause appearing, the parties’ stipulation is GRANTED. IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: September 20, 2024 

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