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FILED: CATTARAUGUS COUNTY CLERK 08/12/2021 09:53 AM INDEX NO. 90682
NYSCEF DOC. NO. 2 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 08/12/2021
At a Special Term of the Supreme Court of the
State of New York held in and for the
County of Erie at the Erie County Courthouse, 50
Delaware Avenue, Part 33, Buffalo, NY 14202, on
the 9tl'day of August,2019.
PRESENT: Hon. Deborah A. Chimes. J. S.C.
Supreme Court Justice
/.,, )" )
AB I Doe ORDER
Petitioner, Index No.: 809838/2019
vs.
JohnDoe(s)1-5
Respondent.
Petitioner AB I Doe having moved ex parte for an Order granting Petitioner the right to
file a claim in the Eighth Judicial District under the Child Victims Act using the pseudonym AB
I Doe, directing the parties handling such claim not to disclose Petitioner's identity to the
general public, and granting all other Plaintiffs filing claims under the Child Victims Act the
same relief with respect to proceeding under a pseudonym, and
Petitioner AB I Doe, by Petitioner's attomey, Stephen Boyd, Esq., of counsel to Steve
Boyd, PC, having moved for an Order granting Petitioner the right to file a claim in the Eighth
Judicial District under the Child Victims Act using the pseudonym AB I Doe, directing the
parties handling such claim not to disclose Petitioner's identity to the general public, and
granting all other Plaintiffs filing claims under the Child Victims Act the same relief with respect
to proceeding under a pseudonym, and
Exhibit I
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UPON teading the Notice of Ex Parte Petition and the Petition of Stephen Boyd, Esq.,
swom to the 6* duy of August, 2019, in support of Petitioner's request, and
UPON reading the amicus curiae affirmation of attomey Christopher J. O'Brien, Esq., of
counsel to O'Brien and Ford, PC, sworn to the 8s day of August, 2019, and the accompanying
affidavit of psychotherapist David G. Heffler, PhD, LMHC, sworn to the 8ft day of August,
2019,in support of Petitioner's requesf and .,
UPON hearing oral argument by Steve Boyd, PC, Steve Boyd, Esq., of counsel, in
support of Petitioner's request, and
IJPON due deliberation thereoq it is hereby,
ORDERED:
*AB 1 Doe" and the caption "AB
That Petitioner is permitted to use of the pseudonym 1
Doe vs. John Doe(s) 1-5,' in a slaim to be brought under the Child Viotims Aot; and it is further
ORDERED:
That Petitioner is permitted to file an action under the Child Victims Act using the
pseudonym *AB 1 Doe" and it is further
ORDERED:
That the parties to suoh olaim brought under the Child Victims Act are to refrain from
disclosing Petitioner's true identity to the general publio and direct all individuais or entities to
whom disolosgre is necessary during the course of the litigation that they are barred under this
Order Aom disclosing Petitioner's true identity to the general public; and it is further
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ORDERED:
That all papers filed in the Child Victims Act action, and alljudgments, orders, decisions,
notices to the Court and any other documents relating to the action refer to the Petitioner as "AB
I Doe," and it is further
ORDERED:
That all other Anderson/Boyd Plaintiffs filing claims under the Child Victims Act in the
Eighth Judicial District are granted the same relief granted to Petitioner as set forth above, with
3(AB" and a numeric designation.
each PlaintifPs pseudonym to consist
ENTERED:
J slrs\ri
Deborah A. Chimes, J.S.C.
GRANTED:
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FILED: CATTARAUGUS COUNTY CLERK 08/12/2021 09:53 AM INDEX NO. 90682 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 2 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 08/12/2021 At a Special Term of the Supreme Court of the State of New York held in and for the County of Erie at the Erie County Courthouse, 50 Delaware Avenue, Part 33, Buffalo, NY 14202, on the 9tl'day of August,2019. PRESENT: Hon. Deborah A. Chimes. J. S.C. Supreme Court Justice /.,, )" ) AB I Doe ORDER Petitioner, Index No.: 809838/2019 vs. JohnDoe(s)1-5 Respondent. Petitioner AB I Doe having moved ex parte for an Order granting Petitioner the right to file a claim in the Eighth Judicial District under the Child Victims Act using the pseudonym AB I Doe, directing the parties handling such claim not to disclose Petitioner's identity to the general public, and granting all other Plaintiffs filing claims under the Child Victims Act the same relief with respect to proceeding under a pseudonym, and Petitioner AB I Doe, by Petitioner's attomey, Stephen Boyd, Esq., of counsel to Steve Boyd, PC, having moved for an Order granting Petitioner the right to file a claim in the Eighth Judicial District under the Child Victims Act using the pseudonym AB I Doe, directing the parties handling such claim not to disclose Petitioner's identity to the general public, and granting all other Plaintiffs filing claims under the Child Victims Act the same relief with respect to proceeding under a pseudonym, and Exhibit I 1of3 FILED: CATTARAUGUS COUNTY CLERK 08/12/2021 09:53 AM INDEX NO. 90682 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 2 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 08/12/2021 UPON teading the Notice of Ex Parte Petition and the Petition of Stephen Boyd, Esq., swom to the 6* duy of August, 2019, in support of Petitioner's request, and UPON reading the amicus curiae affirmation of attomey Christopher J. O'Brien, Esq., of counsel to O'Brien and Ford, PC, sworn to the 8s day of August, 2019, and the accompanying affidavit of psychotherapist David G. Heffler, PhD, LMHC, sworn to the 8ft day of August, 2019,in support of Petitioner's requesf and ., UPON hearing oral argument by Steve Boyd, PC, Steve Boyd, Esq., of counsel, in support of Petitioner's request, and IJPON due deliberation thereoq it is hereby, ORDERED: *AB 1 Doe" and the caption "AB That Petitioner is permitted to use of the pseudonym 1 Doe vs. John Doe(s) 1-5,' in a slaim to be brought under the Child Viotims Aot; and it is further ORDERED: That Petitioner is permitted to file an action under the Child Victims Act using the pseudonym *AB 1 Doe" and it is further ORDERED: That the parties to suoh olaim brought under the Child Victims Act are to refrain from disclosing Petitioner's true identity to the general publio and direct all individuais or entities to whom disolosgre is necessary during the course of the litigation that they are barred under this Order Aom disclosing Petitioner's true identity to the general public; and it is further 2 2of3 FILED: CATTARAUGUS COUNTY CLERK 08/12/2021 09:53 AM INDEX NO. 90682 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 2 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 08/12/2021 ORDERED: That all papers filed in the Child Victims Act action, and alljudgments, orders, decisions, notices to the Court and any other documents relating to the action refer to the Petitioner as "AB I Doe," and it is further ORDERED: That all other Anderson/Boyd Plaintiffs filing claims under the Child Victims Act in the Eighth Judicial District are granted the same relief granted to Petitioner as set forth above, with 3(AB" and a numeric designation. each PlaintifPs pseudonym to consist ENTERED: J slrs\ri Deborah A. Chimes, J.S.C. GRANTED: 3 3of3