Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Proceed Anonymously

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A plaintiff's motion for leave to proceed anonymously in Air Force Officer v. Austin, Case No. 5:22-cv-00009 (Case 5:22-cv-00009-TES), Document 3, filed January 6, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. The motion asks the court to let the plaintiff use "Air Force Officer" in place of her legal name, stating that she has a substantial privacy right that can only be preserved by proceeding anonymously. It incorporates an associated Memorandum in Support. The defendants are the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force and the Surgeon General of the Air Force, each sued individually and in an official capacity. The signature block is /s/ Michael R. Hirsh, with Thomas More Society counsel listed for the plaintiff.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

AIR FORCE OFFICER,
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Case No. 5:22-cv-00009

Plaintiff,
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v.

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LLOYD J. AUSTIN, III, individually and in his  )
official capacity as Secretary of Defense;
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FRANK KENDALL, III, individually and in his  )
official capacity as Secretary of the Air Force; and  )
ROBERT I. MILLER, individually and in his
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official capacity as Surgeon General of the
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Air Force,

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Defendants.
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PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED ANONYMOUSLY

Plaintiff hereby moves the Court to grant her leave to proceed anonymously and, in
accordance with the above caption, to use “Air Force Officer” in place of her legal name,
because she has a substantial privacy right that can only be preserved by proceeding
anonymously.  Plaintiff B v. Francis, 631 F.3d 1310, 1315-16 (11th Cir. 2011).  Plaintiff
incorporates herein the associated Memorandum in Support of this Motion.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests that the Court grant her leave to proceed anonymously.

Case 5:22-cv-00009-TES     Document 3     Filed 01/06/22     Page 1 of 2

Dated: January 6, 2022

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Michael R. Hirsh

Thomas Brejcha*
Michael R. Hirsh, GA #357220
THOMAS MORE SOCIETY – President & Chief Counsel
Hirsh Law Office, LLC
309 W. Washington St., Ste. 1250

2295 Towne Lake Parkway

Chicago, IL 60606

Suite 116-181
(312)782-1680

Woodstock, GA 30189
tbrejcha@thomasmoresociety.org

(678)653-9907
michael@hirsh.law
Stephen Crampton*
THOMAS MORE SOCIETY – Senior Counsel
PO Box 4506
Tupelo, MS 38803
(662)255-9439
scrampton@thomasmoresociety.org

Adam S. Hochschild*
Hochschild Law Firm
THOMAS MORE SOCIETY – Special Counsel
PO Box 401
Plainfield, VT 05667
(314)503-0326
adam@hochschildlaw.com

Mary Catherine Hodes*
THOMAS MORE SOCIETY – Special Counsel
112 S. Hanley Rd., Second Floor
Clayton, MO 63105
(314)825-5725
mchodes@thomasmoresociety.org

Michael McHale*
THOMAS MORE SOCIETY – Counsel
20374 Magnolia Rd.
Crescent, IA 51526
(712)545-9433
mmchale@thomasmoresociety.org

*application for pro hac vice admission forthcoming

Counsel for Plaintiff Air Force Officer

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