The petitioner appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court denying his petition pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3. We dismiss the appeal as moot.
The petitioner commenced a civil action in the Superior Court against his physician. He sought to proceed anonymously, but a judge in the Superior Court, finding no compelling reason to allow him to proceed anonymously, ordered that his complaint be dismissed unless he amended it using his true name.
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