The Latest Breaking News from John Doe

From yesterday's order by Chief Judge Nancy Rosenstengel (S.D. Ill.) in Robe Probe v. McGehee: Two amorphous plaintiffs, Robe Probe John Doe, initiated this action on October 2, 2023, against various personnel of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois along with Judge John McGehee. {In the Complaint, Robe Probe…

From Doe v. Snap, Inc., filed Monday, following and repeatedly quoting Justice Thomas's separate statement respecting denial of certiorari in Malwarebytes, Inc. v. Enigma Software Grp. USA, LLC (2020): Jennifer Walker Elrod, Circuit Judge, joined by Smith, Willett, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, and Wilson, Circuit Judges, dissenting from denial of rehearing…

Anthony ‘Rom’ Romanello, 86, was found guilty of extortionate collection of credit and conspiracy to commit the same in connection with a gambling debt on Tuesday

[UPDATE: Added a brief discussion of pseudonymity and class actions.]

Search comes after federal prosecutors in Brooklyn announced the arrests of 10 alleged members and associates of the Gambino crime family under a sprawling RICO Act indictment

The days of the Five Families ruling New York and sharp-suited John Gotti mingling with the stars appear to be long gone. But the RICO indictment and arrest of 10 accused Gambino mob members suggests the mafia world is still operating in the shadows. Rachel Sharp reports

The days of the Five Families ruling New York and sharp-suited John Gotti mingling with the stars appear to be long gone. But the RICO indictment and arrest of 10 accused Gambino mob members suggests the mafia world is still operating in the shadows. Rachel Sharp reports

A former hockey player in the Chicago Blackhawks organization has alleged in a lawsuit the team’s former video coach Brad Aldrich sexually assaulted him during the 2009-10 season

Ina Kenoyer believed — incorrectly — that being Mr Riley’s ‘common-law wife’ would entitle her to his inheritance

"Appellant wants the option to hide behind a shield of anonymity in the event he is unsuccessful in proving his claim, but he would surely identify himself if he were to prove his claims."

From Doe v. Federal Republic of Germany, decided today by Magistrate Judge Gary Stein (S.D.N.Y.): Plaintiff purports to be the individual who leaked the now-famous trove of offshore financial records known as the "Panama Papers." Using the pseudonym "John Doe" and proceeding pro se, Plaintiff filed this breach of contract…