ROBINSON v. AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, 1:12cv94. (2012)
Court: District Court, W.D. North Carolina
Number: infdco20120522a04
Visitors: 8
Filed: May 18, 2012
Latest Update: May 18, 2012
Summary: ORDER MARTIN REIDINGER, District Judge. THIS MATTER is before the Court sua sponte. Rule 5.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that "[u]nless the court orders otherwise, in an electronic or paper filing with the court that contains . . . the name of an individual known to be a minor, . . . a party . . . making the filing may include only . . . the minor's initials. . . ." Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a)(3). All of the pleadings filed to date in this case, including the Defendant's N
Summary: ORDER MARTIN REIDINGER, District Judge. THIS MATTER is before the Court sua sponte. Rule 5.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that "[u]nless the court orders otherwise, in an electronic or paper filing with the court that contains . . . the name of an individual known to be a minor, . . . a party . . . making the filing may include only . . . the minor's initials. . . ." Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a)(3). All of the pleadings filed to date in this case, including the Defendant's No..
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ORDER
MARTIN REIDINGER, District Judge.
THIS MATTER is before the Court sua sponte.
Rule 5.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that "[u]nless the court orders otherwise, in an electronic or paper filing with the court that contains . . . the name of an individual known to be a minor, . . . a party . . . making the filing may include only . . . the minor's initials. . . ." Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a)(3). All of the pleadings filed to date in this case, including the Defendant's Notice of Removal [Doc. 2], the Plaintiffs' Complaint [Doc. 2-1], the Defendant's Answer and Counterclaim [Doc. 3], and the Defendant's Disclosure of Corporate Affiliations [Doc. 4], identify the minor Plaintiff by her full name and are therefore in violation of this Rule.
Accordingly, IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall immediately place all of the pleadings in this matter UNDER SEAL.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that within seven (7) days of the entry of this Order, the parties shall file corrected pleadings identifying the minor Plaintiff only by her initials as required by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Source: Leagle
