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'Sealed Plaintiff' Factors Weigh Against Allowing Plaintiff to Proceed Anonymously

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OPINION & ORDER DENYING MOTION TO PROCEED ANONYMOUSLY Before the Court is the motion of Plaintiff “Jane Roe” to proceed in this action under a pseudonym. [ECF No. 6]. For the reasons set forth below, the motion to proceed anonymously is DENIED. BACKGROUND Plaintiff “Jane Roe” commenced this action under a pseudonym. In short, she alleges that Defendant Auxiliary Police Officer Guerrero (“Officer Guerrero”) “willfully, maliciously and calculatedly, used his position of public trust and authority as a law enforcement officer to manipulate and coerce [her] into a situation where he would be free to sexually assault her,” and did in fact “intentional[ly] rape and sexual[ly] assault” her. [ECF No. 1 ("Compl.")]

148, 156. Specifically, Plaintiff alleges that in June 2023, she went to the New York City Police Department’s (“NYPD’s”) 32nd Precinct to file a report for ongoing harassment from a non-party, former partner. Compl. 11. While at the Precinct, Plaintiff alleges she encountered Officer Guerrero, who took her to the basement of the precinct and began engaging in “uncomfortable” physical contact, including grabbing her by the waist, pulling her onto his lap and placing his mouth on her breast. Compl.

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