Firm Update No. 2026-23本所动态 2026-23 号
Identifying Anonymous Online Posters and Protecting a Client’s Identity: Pre-Action Disclosure and Anonymity Applications查明匿名网络发帖人并保护客户身份：诉前证据开示及匿名申请
- Practice领域
- Civil Litigation民事诉讼
- Jurisdiction管辖
- Supreme Court, New York County纽约州最高法院曼哈顿分院
- Our role本所角色
- Counsel to the petitioners and plaintiff申请人及原告律师
- Status进展
- Two petitions disposed 2023; 2026 case pending两宗申请于2023年结案；2026年案件审理中
IFacts事实
In 2022 the firm filed two petitions against a social media platform on behalf of individuals harmed by anonymous accounts, seeking the information needed to identify the account holders. In 2026 the firm commenced an action for another client and applied for leave to proceed anonymously and to seal identifying information.2022年，本所代表受匿名账户侵害的个人，对一家社交媒体平台提起两宗申请，要求提供查明账户持有人所需的信息。2026年，本所为另一名客户提起诉讼，并申请以匿名方式进行诉讼及封存可识别身份的信息。
IIQuestion Presented争议问题
How does a person harmed online learn who is responsible, and how can the person sue without being exposed again?在网络上受到侵害的人如何查明责任人？又如何在起诉时避免再次曝光？
IIIRelevant Law相关法律
CPLR 3102(c): pre-action disclosure; identification of prospective defendantCPLR 3102(c)：诉前披露；潜在被告身份识别
Matter of Sandals Resorts Int’l Ltd. v. Google, Inc., 86 A.D.3d 32 (1st Dep’t 2011): anonymous speech; First Amendment; meritorious cause of action; unmaskingMatter of Sandals Resorts Int’l Ltd. v. Google, Inc., 86 A.D.3d 32 (1st Dep’t 2011)：匿名言论；第一修正案；具有实体依据的诉因；揭示身份
CPLR 308(5): expedient service; court-directed service; impracticabilityCPLR 308(5)：便宜送达；法院指定送达；不可行性
22 NYCRR 216.1: sealing of court records; good cause; written finding22 NYCRR 216.1：法院记录封存；正当理由；书面认定
IVDisposition结果
The court issued orders in the 2022 petitions in 2022 and 2023, and both were disposed in June 2023. In the 2026 action, the court signed the order to show cause on anonymity and sealing in August 2026 and authorized alternative service in October 2026; the application is pending.法院于2022年及2023年就两宗申请作出命令，两案均于2023年6月结案。在2026年的诉讼中，法院于2026年8月签署关于匿名及封存的紧急动议令，并于2026年10月准许替代送达；该申请仍在审理中。
Client details are withheld to protect confidentiality. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.为保护客户隐私，相关信息已隐去。过往结果不保证类似案件的结果。