Cluster 366577 (1979)
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· 431 citation events
across 68 courts.
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Antonio Carrizosa v. Chiquita Brands International (2020)
Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 712 (5th Cir. 1979) (SMU).
SMU
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Adam Brooks v. City of Southside, Alabama (2025)
When a plaintiff wishes to proceed anonymously, we begin by employing “the three-part SMU test” from Southern Methodist University Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe (SMU), 599 F.2d 707, 708 (5th Cir. 1979).
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Tessa G. v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (2025)
Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979).
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Jane Doe v. Georgia Department of Corrections (2024)
Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 712-13 (5th Cir. 1979) (citations omitted).
citations omitted
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John Doe v. Jane Doe (2023)
Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979)).
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Does v. Mills (2022)
Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 712-13 (5th Cir. 1979); Doe v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wis., 112 F.3d 869, 872 (7th Cir. 1997); Does I thru XXIII v. Advanced Textile Corp., 214 F.3d 1058, 1067-68 (9th Cir. 2000); Femedeer v. Haun, 227 F.3d 1244, 1246 (10th Cir. 2000); United States v. Microsoft Corp., 56 428-29, 434-35; 16A Wright & Miller, Federal Practice & Procedure § 3954 (5th ed., Apr. 2022 update). - 9 - F.3d 1448, 1463-64 (D.C.
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Jane Doe v. The College of New Jersey (2021)
Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 712 (5th Cir. 1979) (holding that civil rights plaintiffs’ right to remain anonymous was “plainly 8 independent and easily separable from ... their allegations that defendants have engaged in illegal sex discrimination” (quotation marks and citations omitted)).
holding that civil rights plaintiffs’ right to remain anonymous was “plainly 8 independent and easily separable from ... their allegations that defendants have engaged in illegal sex discrimination” (quotation marks and citations omitted)
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di Montenegro v. Murphy (2022)
Ass’n, 599 F.2d at 713 (“Defendant[s] . . . stand publicly accused of serious violations of federal law.
“Defendant[s] . . . stand publicly accused of serious violations of federal law. Basic fairness dictates that those among the defendants’ accusers who wish to participate in this suit as individual party plaintiffs must do so under their real names.”
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Doe No. 1 v. Wynn Resorts Limited (2022)
Ass'n of Women Law 22 Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir.1979).
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Doe v. Mckesson (2017)
See Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d at 713 (“While ... suits [challenging governmental activity] involve no injury to the Government’s ‘reputation,’ the mere filing of a civil action against other private parties may cause damage to their good names and reputation and may also result in economic harm,”).
“While ... suits [challenging governmental activity] involve no injury to the Government’s ‘reputation,’ the mere filing of a civil action against other private parties may cause damage to their good names and reputation and may also result in economic harm,”
Students, 599 F.2d at 713 (“Basic fairness dictates that those among the defendants’ accusers who wish to participate in this suit as individual party plaintiffs must do so under their real names.”); Int’l Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump, Civ.
“Basic fairness dictates that those among the defendants’ accusers who wish to participate in this suit as individual party plaintiffs must do so under their real names.”
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Jane Doe v. Dla Piper LLP (Us) and Brian Biggs (2026)
Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 712-13 (5th Cir. 1979); Doe v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wis,, 112 F.3d 869, 972 ('76Cir. 1997); Does l thru XXIII v. Advanced Textile Corp.. 214 F.3d 1058, 1067-68 (9th Cir. 2000); Femedeer v. Hmm, 227 F.3d 1244, 1246 (10m Cir. 2000); UnitedStates v. Microsoft Corp. 56 F.3d 1448, 1463-64 (DC Cir. 1995) (per curiam).
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Doe v. The Alabama Department of Corrections (2025)
See e.g., id. (“Basic fairness dictates that those among the defendants’ accusers who wish to participate in this suit as individual party plaintiffs must do so under their real names.”).
“Basic fairness dictates that those among the defendants’ accusers who wish to participate in this suit as individual party plaintiffs must do so under their real names.”
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The Farmworker Association of Florida, Inc. v. Attorney General of the State of Florida (2024)
Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979) (noting that “courts have allowed plaintiffs to use fictitious names” where the plaintiffs have “had to admit that they either had violated state laws or government regulations or wished to engage in prohibited conduct”); Strange, 2016 WL 1168487 , at *2 (“Because [p]laintiffs have alleged that they would like to engage in certain behaviors that may be considered proscribed under [the statute’s] …
noting that “courts have allowed plaintiffs to use fictitious names” where the plaintiffs have “had to admit that they either had violated state laws or government regulations or wished to engage in prohibited conduct”
Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 712 (5th Cir. 1979).
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League of United Latin American Citizens v. Abbott (2022)
Patterson, 357 U.S. 449 , 462– 63 (1958) (preventing compelled disclosure of membership list where “[p]etitioner [] made an uncontroverted showing that on past occasions revelation of the identity of its rank-and-file members has exposed these members to economic reprisal, loss of employment, threat of physical coercion, and other manifestations of public hostility”); SMU, 599 F.2d at 711 (noting evidence at district court included “affidavits” that “express[ed] belief that”…
noting evidence at district court included “affidavits” that “express[ed] belief that” affiants would suffer harm if names were made public
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Doe (M.H.) v. G6 Hospitality LLC (G6) (2022)
Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 712 (5th Cir. 1979).
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Doe v. Austin, III (2022)
Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979) (hereinafter SMU)).
hereinafter SMU
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Doe v. Sheriff (2021)
Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979).
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National Organization for Women v. Sperry Rand Corp. (1980)
See Southern Methodist University Association of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 710 (5th Cir. 1979) (“This is not a case involving racial strife or labor informants.
“This is not a case involving racial strife or labor informants. Present there, but not here, were dangers of physical harm to the protected parties. Here the harm is at the most economic and at the least social.”
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Hinckley v. All American Waste Services Incorporated (2025)
Students v. Wynne 24 & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979) (denying pseudonymity where the plaintiffs 25 “face[d] no greater threat of retaliation than the typical plaintiff alleging Title VII 26 violations, including the other women who, under their real names and not anonymously, 27 have filed sex discrimination suits”).
denying pseudonymity where the plaintiffs 25 “face[d] no greater threat of retaliation than the typical plaintiff alleging Title VII 26 violations, including the other women who, under their real names and not anonymously, 27 have filed sex discrimination suits”
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D.W. v. Grindr, LLC (2025)
Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 712-13 (5th Cir. 1979) (internal quotations removed).
internal quotations removed
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Butler v. State of Florida (2025)
Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979)); Swearingen, 2019 WL 95548 , at *1.
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In the Matter of N.J.P. (2025)
Ass'n v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 712 (Sth Cir. 1979); Free Mkt.
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Doe (A.L.G.) v. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (2025)
Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 712 (5th Cir. 1979) (cleaned up)).
cleaned up
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Doe v. Radisson Hospitality, Inc. (2025)
Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 712 (5th Cir. 1979) (cleaned up)).
cleaned up
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Doe v. Intel Corporation (2024)
Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979)) (cleaned up).
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Scott v. Corporate Security Solutions, Inc (2024)
Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979); Doe v. Trs. of Ind. Univ., 577 F. Supp. 3d 896 , 903-08 (S.D.
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David Luke v. Jeffrey Schwartz (2023)
Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 712 (5th Cir. 1979) (“SMU”)) (cleaned up).
“SMU”
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Larry Moore and Nina Moore v. Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company and Rosie Kellum (2023)
Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 712 (5th Cir. 1979) (internal quotations omitted).
internal quotations omitted
Ass'n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 712-13 (5th Cir. 1979).
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Doe No. 1 v. Wynn Resorts Limited (2023)
Ass'n of Women Law Students v. Wynne 16 17 & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir.1979).
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Doe v. Lonestar IT Solutions, LLC (2023)
It is Plaintiff’s burden to show why, under the factors arrayed in Southern Methodist University Association of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979), and further expounded upon by the Eleventh Circuit in later opinions, the Court should grant her leave to proceed under a pseudonym.
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Homesite Insurance Company of The Midwest v. Geaith (2023)
Ass'n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979).
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Doe v. Department of Homeland Security (2023)
Ass'n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979); see also Roe v. Ingraham, 364 F. Supp. 536 (S.D.N.Y. 1973) (permitting use of pseudonyms where plaintiffs challenged constitutionality of statute requiring disclosure of personal information to obtain prescription drugs).
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McLaughlin v. Chin (2023)
Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (Sth Cir. 1979); see Va. Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ., 2022 WL 9726239 , at *3; Doe v. Pittsylvania Cnty., Va., 844 F. Supp. 2d 724, 730 (W.D.
Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979)).
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Weiss v. Bowling Green State University (2022)
Ass’n of Women’s Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979)).
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Whitehurst v. Liberty University, Inc. (2022)
Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979); accord Doe v. Pittsylvania County, Va., 844 F. Supp. 2d 727 , 730 (W.D.
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AIR FORCE OFFICER v. AUSTIN (2022)
Ass’n v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 712 (5th Cir. 1979) (“SMU”).
“SMU”
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John Dee (2021)
Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979).
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D.C. v. Bibbs (2021)
Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979)).
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DOE v. GENESIS HEALTHCARE (2021)
Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979)). 13 Cases that have been found to meet the criteria for anonymity involve matters that are of “highly sensitive and personal nature, real danger of physical harm, or circumstances where the injury litigated against would be incurred as a result of the disclosure of the plaintiff’s identity.
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C.M. v. United States (2021)
Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979).
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Doe v. Sisters of Saint Francis of Colorado Springs (2021)
Ass'n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979)).
Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 712 (5th Cir. 1979)).
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L.A. v. Gary Crossley Ford, Inc. (2020)
Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 712-13 (5th Cir. 1979) (law students’ allegations of sex discrimination against law firms did not warrant anonymity).
law students’ allegations of sex discrimination against law firms did not warrant anonymity
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E.B. v. Landry (2020)
Ass'n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979).
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Hebert v. Unum Group (2020)
See Southern Methodist University Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979) (“[W]here the issues involved are matters of highly sensitive and highly personal nature, . . . the normal practice of disclosing any parties’ identities yields to a policy of protecting privacy in a very private matter.”).
“[W]here the issues involved are matters of highly sensitive and highly personal nature, . . . the normal practice of disclosing any parties’ identities yields to a policy of protecting privacy in a very private matter.”
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Hebert v. Unum Group (2020)
See Southern Methodist University Ass’n of Women Law Students v. Wynne & Jaffe, 599 F.2d 707, 713 (5th Cir. 1979) (“[W]here the issues involved are matters of highly sensitive and highly personal nature, . . . the normal practice of disclosing any parties’ identities yields to a policy of protecting privacy in a very private matter.”).
“[W]here the issues involved are matters of highly sensitive and highly personal nature, . . . the normal practice of disclosing any parties’ identities yields to a policy of protecting privacy in a very private matter.”