The plaintiffs brought a motion to amend their Statement of Claim to properly name the defendants, who were previously identified as John Doe and James Doe, while seeking to use initials to protect their identities.
The defendants included a young person dealt with under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) and his father.
The court held that section 110 of the YCJA applies to civil proceedings, prohibiting the publication of information that would identify a young person dealt with under the Act.
The court granted leave to amend the pleadings using initials for the young person and his father, and ordered that the unredacted motion materials be sealed from the public record.
