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Ninth Circuit Discusses Anonymous Party Requirements

Loaded on Aug. 15, 2008

Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Litigating, Complaints, Parties. Location: Virgin Islands.

At 1068: "... [A] party may preserve his or her anonymity in judicial proceedings in special circumstances when the party's need for anonymity outweighs prejudice to the opposing party and the public's interest in knowing the party's identity." Where fear of retaliation is the claimed basis for anonymity, the district ...

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