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Ex-JPMorgan banker Chirayu Rana cannot remain anonymous in his explosive sex slave lawsuit against a female executive at the bank, a judge ruled Tuesday \u2014 the latest major blow to his legal case.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe case law makes it really clear,\u201d said Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Dakota D. Ramseur. \u201cYou can\u2019t put the genie back in the bottle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rana\u2019s identity was revealed by The Post after he filed the suit against Lorna Hajdini and America\u2019s biggest bank earlier this month. But officially, he was \u201cJohn Doe\u201d and was seeking to remain anonymous because he claimed to be a victim of sex harassment and assault.<\/p>\n

The ruling came after Rana\u2019s high-powered lawyer, Daniel Kaiser dropped his client, saying they had mutually agreed to \u201cend their partnership.<\/p>\n

Lawyers for Hadjini and JPMorgan argued that Rana has participated in press coverage \u2014 and claimed he hired a crisis PR firm.<\/p>\n

Keeping Rana\u2019s identity secret would also be \u201cprejudicial\u201d to their clients \u2014 allowing to Hajdini and JPMorgan\u2019s names \u201cto be continued to be dragged through the mud,\u201d Hajdini\u2019s attorney, Melissa Rodriguez argued.<\/p>\n

It would also be harder to argue Hajdini\u2019s defamation counterclaims, which she filed last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cat\u2019s out of the bag,\u201d said Rodriguez. \u201cMy client\u2026cannot proceed to clear her name,\u201d she said in reference to a last-minute 60-day adjournment requested by Kaiser at 9:01 a.m. on the day of the hearing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe public should be permitted to know what is going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rana\u2019s lawyer, Kaiser, had sought to delay the ruling, but the judge denied the request on the grounds that Kaiser\u2019s filing did not include the name of a new lawyer.<\/p>\n

Ramseur pressed Kaiser about the request for his client to continue to be named \u201cJohn Doe\u201d in his case against Lorna Hajdini, as he had been in previous filings.<\/p>\n

Appearing resigned and unprepared, Kaiser declined to cite any specific cases where a person was permitted to remain anonymous despite the world already knowing his name, arguing that the nature of the allegations should be sufficient to permit his confidentiality in court filings.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m not aware of one,\u201d Kaiser conceded, citing no case law or precedent supporting his request, but argued future confidentiality may still be protected once \u201cinterest will fade\u201d in the case.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez argued that his lawsuit was so detailed, with names of projects and supervisors, that \u201cany reporter could figure out who they were talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Attorneys for JPM and Hajdini argued that it would be unfair to have their names published alongside the salacious allegations while he is afforded special privileges.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it doesn\u2019t end there, your honor. The plaintiff himself has spoken with the media publicly,\u201d citing an interview last week in The Juggernaut about his life story.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrior to that, plaintiff had engaged a crisis management firm that also spoke publicly and disclosed his name to various media outlets,\u201d Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMs. Hajdini would be severely prejudiced if the plaintiff is allowed to continue to proceed on a Doe basis,\u201d she argued.<\/p>\n

Judge Ramseur also pushed for Rana, the bank and Hajdini to settled the case out of court.<\/p>\n

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Sources previously told The Post that JPMorgan had offered Rana $1 million to drop his claims \u2014 which the bank called \u201cfabricated.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI do want to encourage on the record that everyone talk to their respective clients to the extent that they can and find out what, if anything, can make this case resolve itself,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Rana has claimed he was subjected to a sustained campaign of sexual coercion and racial degradation while management ignored his complaints, and that Hajdini threatened to slash his bonus unless he agreed to become her \u201csex slave.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Neither Rana nor Hajdini attended the hourlong hearing.<\/p>\n

The next court date in the case is set for June 23<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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