s, and courts have discretion to permit such pleading in appropriate circumstances. See Doe v. Del Rio, 241 F.R.D. 154, 157 (S.D.N.Y. 2006) (citing James v. Jacobson, 6 F.3d 233, 238 (4th Cir. 1993)). The courts typically grant such requests for pseudonymity in matters of a sensitive and highly personal nature.

oman Cm for Choice, Inc., 253 F.3d 678, 685-87 (11th Cir.2001); Does I thru XXIII v. Advanced Textile Corp., 214 F.3d 1058, 1068-69 (9th Cir.2000); James v. Jacobson, 6 F.3d 233, 238-39 (4th Cir.I 993); Ill v. New York Blood Center, 213 F.R.D. 108, 110-12 (E.D.N.Y.2003); Javier v. Garcia-Botello, 211 F.R.D. 194,