by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, June 6 – Cuba Gooding, Jr. faces a civil trial for allegedly violating NYC's Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law in Soho's Mercer Hotel.
The female plaintiff had been anonymous, as "Doe" - but at the June 1 final pre-trial conference Gooding's lawyer said her real name not once but twice, along with information about her bankruptcy filing that otherwise identifies her. See below.
On June 6, the day of jury selection, this: Action resolved (settled and withdrawn) - There will be no trial in the above matter. And in the docket, "*TRIAL OFF*: The jury trial scheduled to go forward today is off the calendar. Reason for cancellation (on consent): the parties have resolved the matter."
After oral argument, Gooding's council filed with the court citing Rapp v. Fowler (Kevin Spacey) as "observing that stigma and significant reputational damage to defendants accused of sexual assault increase when plaintiffs proceed against them anonymously) - and so, seeking to "unmask."
Later on June 2, Judge Crotty ordered it: MOTION Maintain Pseudonym Status at Trial . filed by Jane Doe. Plaintiff's motion to maintain a pseudonym is DENIED. Plaintiff shall file an amendedcomplaint containing her name no later 12:00 PM on Monday, June 5, 2023." It seems the name is here
Inner City Press covered the final pre-trial conference, thread here
Gooding's lawyer not only twice said Jane Doe's real name - he described in detail her Alabama bankruptcy filings.
More court docket reporting on Substack here.
The case is Doe v. Gooding, Jr., 20-cv-6569 (Crotty)
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