But it isn’t always a deterrent – Combs’ former girlfriend Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit accusing Combs of abuse last November.
Judges weigh the John or Jane Does’ privacy rights against the Constitution’s presumption of open courts and the defendant’s rights to defend themselves.
It is also usually permitted when a John or Jane Doe can establish with medical documentation that they will suffer harm.
A New York state judge this week ordered hearings to consider whether to allow numerous John Doe lawsuit against Combs to proceed anonymously.
A Jane Doe sued Weinstein on August 2020, alleging he raped her during the Cannes Film Festival in 2007 when she was 22.
Persons:
Jane, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, ”, Roberta Kaplan, Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, – Combs, Cassie Ventura, Imran Ansari, Harvey Weinstein, John, Jane Doe, John Doe, Doe, Jessica Clarke, —, ” Clarke, “, Mitchell Garabedian, they’ve, Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil, “ Plaintiff, Plaintiff, ” Tony Buzbee, Weinstein, ” Judge Vyskocil
Organizations:
CNN, Lawyers, Hollywood, MTV, ”, Cannes Film
Locations:
York, Tennessee