Jewish Family Service of Seattle et al v. Trump et al

Filing 68

ORDER granting Doe Plaintiffs' 4 Motion proceed under pseudonym. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (PM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF
SEATTLE, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
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v.

CASE NO. C17-1707JLR
ORDER GRANTING
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO
PROCEED UNDER
PSEUDONYM

DONALD TRUMP, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Before the court is Plaintiffs John Doe 1, John Doe 2, John Doe 3, Jane Doe 4,
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Jane Doe 5, Jane Doe 6, and John Doe 7’s (collectively, “Doe Plaintiffs”) motion to
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proceed under pseudonym. (Mot. (Dkt. # 4).) Defendants Donald Trump, United States
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Department of Homeland Security, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke,
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United States Department of State, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Office of the
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Director of National Intelligence, and Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats
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(collectively, “Defendants”) filed a response in which they state that they “do not
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oppose” the motion. 1 (Resp. (Dkt. # 65) at 2.) Accordingly, the court GRANTS Doe

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Plaintiffs’ motion (Dkt. # 4).

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Dated this 28th day of November, 2017.

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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge

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The court recognizes that Defendants “reserve the right . . . to request that the [c]ourt
enter a protective order, or to move to unseal the identities of one or more of the pseudonymous
Plaintiffs” at a later time. (See Resp. at 2.)

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