Doe v. Gwyn

Filing 69

STIPULATED ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge H Bruce Guyton on 6/16/20. (JBR)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE DIVISION

JOHN DOE,
Plaintiff,
v.

DAVID B. RAUSCH, Director of the
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation,
in his official capacity,
Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 3:17-cv-00504
REEVES/GUYTON

STIPULATED ORDER

On April 5, 2018, this Court entered its Memorandum and Order (Doc. 24) granting
Plaintiff’s Motion to Proceed Under Pseudonym and for Protective Order (Doc. 14). The
Protective Order provided that the Plaintiff’s identity not be disclosed, but further provided under
paragraph 7 that “[i]f specific issues related to non-disclosure arise … the parties shall seek to
resolve those issues without court intervention.” An issue has arisen in which Plaintiff needs the
freedom to reveal that he is the John Doe in this case in a civil proceeding in state court. Thus, the
Plaintiff seeks to be relieved of further compliance with the Protective Order. The parties have
stipulated that either party may now reveal the identity of John Doe, subject to this court ordering
that the Protective Order is of no further force and effect.

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ACCORDINGLY, the parties having stipulated that either party may reveal the true identity
of John Doe, the parties are relieved from complying with the terms of the Protective Order (Doc.
24) previously entered on April 5, 2018.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
ENTER:

United States Magistrate Judge

/s/Dianna Baker Shew____________
DIANNA BAKER SHEW, Counsel for Defendant
BPR #012793
Senior Assistant Attorney General
P.O. Box 20207
Nashville, TN 37202-0207
[phone]
[e-mail]
/s/William S. Lockett, Jr.
WILLIAM S. LOCKETT, JR., Counsel for Plaintiff
BPR #010257
2816 Rocking Chair Way
Knoxville, TN 37931
[phone]
[e-mail]

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