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This PDF file provides an example of the PDF file type. It contains placeholder text about the use of names like "John Doe" when a person's identity is unknown in legal contexts. The document notes that these placeholder names are widely used in the United States and Canada but less so in other English-speaking countries. It also contains example text from a Wikipedia article about the use of placeholder names.

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The names "John Doe" for males, "Jane Doe" or "Jane


Roe" for females, or "Jonnie Doe" and "Janie Doe" for
children, or just "Doe" non-gender-specifically are used as
placeholder names for a party whose true identity is un-
known or must be withheld in a legal action, case, or dis-

cussion. The names are also used to refer to acorpse or

hospital patient whose identity is unknown. This practice is deleita ns =

widely used in the United States and Canada, butiis rarely used in other English-
speaking coun-
tries including the United Kingdom itself, from where the use of "John Doe" in a
legal context origi-
nates. The names Joe Bloggs or John Smith are used in the UK instead, as well as in
Australia and

New Zealand.

John Doe is sometimes used to refer to a typical male in other contexts as well, in
a similar manner
to John Q. Public, known in Great Britain as Joe Public, John Smith or Joe Bloggs.
For example,
the first name listed on a form is often John Doe, along with a fictional address
or other fictional
information to provide an example of how to fill in the form. The name is also used
frequently in
popular culture, for example in the Frank Capra film Meet John Doe. John Doe was
also the name
of a 2002 American television series.

Similarly, a child or baby whose identity is unknown may be referred to as Baby


Doe. A notorious
murder case in Kansas City, Missouri, referred to the baby victim as Precious Doe.
Other
unidentified female murder victims are Cali Doe and Princess Doe. Additional
persons may be
called James Doe, Judy Doe, etc. However, to avoid possible confusion, if two
anonymous or
unknown parties are cited in a specific case or action, the surnames Doe and Roe
may be used
simultaneously; for example, "John Doe v. Jane Roe". If several anonymous parties
are
referenced, they may simply be labelled John Doe *1, John Doe £??, etc. (the U.S.
Operation
Delego cited 21 (numbered) "John Doe"s) or labelled with other variants of Doe /
Roe / Poe/ etc.
Other early alternatives such as John Stiles and Richard Miles are now rarely used,
and Mary
Major has been used in some American federal cases.

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