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November 12, 2019¶
Re: Doe v. Indyke a al., No. 19-cv-8673-KPF (S.D.N.Y.)¶
Dear Judge Failla:¶
As counsel for PlaintiffJane Doe in the above-captioned action, we write to advise the Court of two recent decisions relevant to our Motion for Leave to Proceed Under Pseudonym (ECF No. 3). First, Judge Engelmayer in a related Epstein case granted the plaintiff's motion to proceed anonymously. See Doe 17 v. Ind ke et aL, No. 19-cv-09610-PAE (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 8, 2019), ECF No. 25. Similarly, Justice J. Silver of the New York State Supreme Court recently granted the plaintiff's motion to proceed anonymously in a case with similar allegations of sexual contact with a minor. See ARKSS Doe v. Archdiocese of1V.Y., et aL, No. 950049/2019, (N.Y. Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cty. Nov. 4, 2019), NYSCEF Doc. No. 18. We have attached these decisions as Exhibits A and respectively.¶
Respectfully submitted,¶
cc: Counsel of Record¶
Roberta A. Kaplan¶