The court must exercise its discretion to limit the public nature of judicial proceedings only when unusual circumstances necessitate it. Here, plaintiffs submitted an attorney affirmation which merely repeated the relief requested in the order to show cause and made a single vague statement that plaintiffs might suffer further mental harm if their identities were revealed. Plaintiffs failed to provide any specific evidence as to why each unnamed plaintiff should be entitled to proceed anonymously. The motion is denied without prejudice to a new motion or motions supported by proper papers.
Twersky v. Yeshiva Univ., NY Slip Op 00366 (1st Dep't January 20, 2022)
