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In the United States , the Name John Doe is used for a Defendant or victim in a legal example or for a person whose identity is unknown or is intended to be Anonymous . Male Corpse s whose identity is unknown are also known by the name John Doe. A female who is not known is referred to as '''Jane Doe'''. A child whose identity is unknown is referred to as '''Precious Doe''' or '''Baby Doe'''. Additional people in the same family may be called James Doe, Judy Doe, etc. The jargonized vernacular name is '''Joe Schmoe'''. An anonymous Plaintiff is known as Richard Roe , or Jane Roe in the case of a woman. The '' Oxford English Dictionary '' states that John Doe is "the name given to the Fictitious lessee of the plaintiff, in the (now obsolete) mixed action of Ejectment , the fictitious defendant being called Richard Roe ". Likewise, the '' Nuttall Encyclopedia '' states that John O'Noakes or ''' John Noakes ''' is a fictitious name for a litigious person, used by lawyers in actions of ejectment. An account of the reasons why a fictitious tenant and a fictitious defendant were named is found in Charles Rembar 's book ''The Law of the Land''. By extension from the law usage, John Doe is often used in Computer Software needing a default or example first and last name for a form. In ''Friedman v. Ferguson'', 850 F.2d 689 (4th Cir. 1988), the plaintiff '' Pro Se '' somewhat famously used the following creative variations on John Doe: Brett Boe, Carla Coe, Donna Doe, Frank Foe, Grace Goe, Harry Hoe, Marta Moe, Norma Noe, Paula Poe, Ralph Roe, Sammy Soe, Tommy Toe, Vince Voe, William Woe, Xerxes Xoe. JOHN DOE IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES/REGIONS INFORMAL NAMES FOR UNKNOWN OR UNSPECIFIED PERSONS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES/REGIONS Note: this section perhaps needs moving to a new article Different fictitious names are used for unknown or unspecified persons in different countries in an informal context, rather than in a court of law or similar. These names are generally understood to be generic. JOHN/JANE DOE IN POPULAR CULTURE
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