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ORDER TO PROCEED UNDER FICTITIOUS NAMES re 55 Proposed Order, filed by Daisy Gonzalez, Jazmine Johnson, Adriana Ramirez, Jose Aldana, Jane Doe, Danielle Rubio, California Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Californians For Justice Education Fund, Mariel Rubio, Guadalupe Gonzalez, Candice Johnson, Maribel Heredia, Sonya Renee. Signed by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton on 2/8/08. (nah, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/8/2008)

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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. [phone] Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] JEFFREY SIMES (NY SRN 2813533), appearing GOODWIN PROCTER LLP pro hac vice 599 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] 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. [phone] Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail] 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. [Proposed] 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: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] [e-mail] DAVID B. COOK (DC BN 113522), appearing pro hac vice GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for PLAINTIFFS

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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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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.

_________________________________ JOYCE HEINAN Declarant

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