Doe v. Megless

How courts have described this case

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• holding that “defendants have a right to confront their accusers” and that, barring extenuating circumstances not applicable here, Rule 10(a
• recognizing that to proceed anonymously, plaintiff must show “both (1) fear of severe harm, and (2) that the fear of severe harm is reasonable”
• holding that “people have a right to know who is using their courts” and “defendants have a right to confront their accusers”
• holding that falsely created suspicious persons alerts are not a widespread problem in the area
• explaining that public’s interest in disclosure of plaintiff’s identity was “heightened” because defendants were “public officials and government bodies” (citation omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted)
• finding that plaintiff’s identity had not been kept confidential because prior to the litigation defendant shared plaintiff’s name and other characteristics on a flyer

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