Jane Doe v. Cenk Sidar

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that non-anonymity orders are immediately 27 USCA4 Appeal: 24-1900 Doc: 53 Filed: 04/22/2026 Pg: 28 of 28 appealable under collateral order doctrine
• explaining that use of “fictitious names” is favored “when necessary to protect the privacy” of minors (internal quotation marks omitted)
• explaining that the use of “fictitious names” is favored “when necessary to protect the privacy” of minor victims (internal quotation marks and alterations omitted)
• explaining that the use of “fictitious names” is favored “when necessary to protect the privacy” of minor victims (internal quotation marks and alterations omitted)
• describing that the claims involving a plaintiff’s “sexual assault and resulting psychological trauma” are beyond “merely sensitive” and that courts have recognized a plaintiff’s “interest in preserving privacy where allegations concern sexual assault”
• applying these “five nonexhaustive factors” and reversing district court’s grant of motion to remove pseudonym (citation omitted)

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Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

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  Fourth Circuit· 2025-06-17· cited 6×
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  Fourth Circuit· 2025-06-17
• John Moretti v. Helga Thorsdottir
  Fourth Circuit· 2025-10-15
• Laquita Oliver v. Navy Federal Credit Union
  Fourth Circuit· 2026-02-09
• Mario Lopez v. Pamela Bondi
  Fourth Circuit· 2026-02-13
• Baby Doe v. Joshua Mast
  Fourth Circuit· 2026-04-22

Cites

21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1949-06-20· cited 10,863×
• Catlin v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1945-02-26· cited 2,668×
• Martin v. Franklin Capital Corp.
  Supreme Court· 2005-12-07· cited 2,624×
• Digital Equipment Corp. v. Desktop Direct, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1994-06-06· cited 964×
• Mitchell v. Maurer
  Supreme Court· 1934-12-03· cited 590×
• Company Doe v. Public Citizen
  Fourth Circuit· 2014-04-16· cited 484×
• John James Mary James v. Cecil B. Jacobson, Jr., M.D. Reproductive Genetics Center, Limited
  Fourth Circuit· 1993-10-04· cited 455×
• John Doe v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin and Aurora Health Care, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1997-04-29· cited 436×
• Ernest Sutton Bell v. Mack Jarvis Robert Smith
  Fourth Circuit· 2000-12-29· cited 311×
• Jane Doe v. Jason Smith
  Seventh Circuit· 2005-11-21· cited 129×
• Mdk, Incorporated v. Mike's Train House, Incorporated, a Maryland Corporation, Lionel Trains, Incorporated, a Michigan Corporation
  Fourth Circuit· 1994-06-22· cited 61×
• E.H. Reise v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  Seventh Circuit· 1992-02-12· cited 59×
• James J. Acosta, Sr. v. Tenneco Oil Company and Mobil Oil Corporation
  Fifth Circuit· 1990-09-18· cited 56×
• Rux v. Republic of Sudan
  Fourth Circuit· 2006-09-01· cited 47×
• Diana Mey v. Judson Phillips
  Fourth Circuit· 2023-06-23· cited 44×
• Therl Taylor v. Virginia Grubbs
  Fourth Circuit· 2019-07-18· cited 42×
• John Doe v. Robert Ayers, Jr.
  Ninth Circuit· 2015-05-27· cited 34×
• John J. Donnelly v. Honorable Barrington D. Parker
  D.C. Circuit· 1973-08-21· cited 31×
• Goodman v. Harris County
  Fifth Circuit· 2006-03-21· cited 26×
• American Petroleum Institute v. Roy Cooper, III
  Fourth Circuit· 2013-06-06· cited 11×

Other cases named Jane Doe v. Cenk Sidar

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Jane Doe v. Cenk Sidar
  Fourth Circuit· 2024-02-21