No anonymity for suing Hindus

SACRAMENTO — A federal court in California denied pseudonymous litigants’ motion to proceed under assumed names in their complaint accusing the state of mischaracterizing Hinduism in its caste-based discrimination enforcement action against Cisco Systems. They say they’ll face retaliatory harm if their identities are revealed, but only allege “personal discomfort” and “mistreatment at work,” which do not suffice to allow them anonymity. Additionally, other plaintiffs are named and the Does have not shown they face a greater threat than they do.