From Doe v. Simons, decided July 29 by Judge Nicholas Ranjan (W.D. Pa.):Plaintiff John Doe has moved to proceed under a pseudonym. Doe advances three main bases for anonymity: his mental illness; that requiring him to litigate under his own name would deter him, and similarly situated individuals, from pursuing litigation; and that his HIPAA-protected medical records would become public…. See Doe v. Coll. This Court has seen many cases like this one, and recognizes that litigation often takes a toll on a party's mental health on both sides of the "v."