Editing John Doe (section)

==Other variants==
In cases where a large number of unidentified individuals are mentioned, numbers may be appended, such as "Doe #2" or "Doe II". [[Operation Delego]] (2009), which targeted an international child sexual abuse ring, cited 21 numbered "John Does", as well as other people known by the surnames "Doe", "Roe", "Hoe" and "Poe". "John Stiles", "Richard Miles" have been used for the third and fourth participants in an action. "Mary Major" has been used in some [[Federal judiciary of the United States|federal cases in the US]].<ref name="wwwords">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-joh2.htm |publisher=World Wide Words |title=John Doe |author=Quinion M |date=15 March 2003 |access-date=26 November 2008 |archive-date=7 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407164703/http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-joh2.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> "James Doe" and "Judy Doe" are among other common variants.

Less often, other surnames ending in ''-oe'' have been used when more than two unknown or unidentified persons are named in U.S. court proceedings, ''e.g.'',
* ''Poe v. Snyder'', 834 F.Supp.2d 721 (W. D. Mich. 2011),<ref>{{cite web|title=Poe v. Snyder|url=http://www.leagle.com/decision/In%20FDCO%2020111228719|website=www.leagle.com|access-date=20 February 2014|archive-date=24 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224232637/http://www.leagle.com/decision/In%20FDCO%2020111228719|url-status=live}}</ref> whose full style is ''Jane Poe, John Doe, Richard Roe, Robert Roe, Mark Moe, Larry Loe, Degage Ministries, and Mel Trotter Ministries, Plaintiffs, v. Rick Snyder, Governor of the State of Michigan, Bill Schuette, Attorney General of the State of Michigan, Kriste Etue, Director of the Michigan State Police, William Forsyth, Kent County Prosecutor, in their official capacities, Defendants''; and
* ''Friedman v. Ferguson'', No. 87-3758, unpublished disposition, 850 F.2d 689 (4th Cir., 29 June 1988),<ref>{{cite web |title=''Friedman v. Ferguson'' |url=http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/850/689/3734/ |website=Law.justia.com |access-date=17 February 2012 |archive-date=2 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194726/http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/850/689/3734/ |url-status=live }}</ref> whose full style is ''Wilbur H. Friedman, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Thomas B. FERGUSON, Director, Department of Animal Control, a State Actor, In His Official and Individual Capacities; Brett Boe; Carla Coe; Donna Doe; Frank Foe; Grace Goe; Harry Hoe; State Actors, Advisors To Defendant Ferguson, In Their Official and Individual Capacities (identities currently unknown); Marta Moe; Norma Noe; Paula Poe; Ralph Roe; Sammy Soe; Tommy Toe; Private Individuals Who Conspired With the Foregoing State Actors (identities currently unknown); Roger W. Galvin, Chairman, Animal Matters Hearing Board; Vince Voe; William Woe; Xerxes Xoe; Members of the Animal Matters Hearing Board, State Actors, In Their Official and Individual Capacities (identities currently unknown), Defendants-Appellees''.<ref>Note that the plaintiff-appellant Friedman represented himself, so his use of fictitious names may not reflect legal custom.</ref>

In [[Massachusetts]], "Mary Moe" is used to refer to pregnant women under the age of 18 petitioning the Superior Court for a [[judicial bypass]] exception to the parental consent requirement for abortion.<ref name="Sup5-81">{{cite web|
title=Superior Court Standing Order 5-81: Uniform Procedures Regarding Petitions for Abortion Authorization under G.L. c. 112, § 12|
url=http://www.mass.gov/courts/case-legal-res/rules-of-court/superior/sup-orders/sup5-81.html|
publisher=Massachusetts Superior Court|
access-date=18 December 2017|
date=1 October 1988|
archive-date=19 December 2017|
archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219181837/http://www.mass.gov/courts/case-legal-res/rules-of-court/superior/sup-orders/sup5-81.html|
url-status=dead}}</ref> "Mary Moe" is also used to refer to such cases generally, i.e. "Mary Moe cases". Sometimes "Mary Doe" may be used for the individuals. Parallels in other countries include:
* "Ashok Kumar" has been used in court cases in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article3258958.ece |title='Kolaveri' against piracy |first=R |last=Balaji |newspaper=The Hindu Business Line |date=29 March 2012 |access-date=20 June 2012 |archive-date=2 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502134915/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article3258958.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
* "X ben X" ({{Literally|X, son of X}}, {{Langx|ar|إفلان بن فلان}} or {{Lang|ar|سين بن سين}}) is used in [[Morocco]] for unidentified bodies, suspects, hospital patients, amnesiacs, homeless people with no identity documents, and orphans.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elhor |first=Aziz |date=2012-02-17 |title=حقائق صادمة عن أطفال يحملون اسم «X بن X» |trans-title=Facts about children named “X Ben X” |url=https://www.maghress.com/almassae/150896 |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=al-Massae}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-23 |title=Médecine légale: X Ben X, l'énigme du cadavre anonyme |url=https://www.leconomiste.com/article/1002747-medecine-legale-x-ben-x-l-enigme-du-cadavre-anonyme |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=L'Economiste |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-08 |title=حملة أمنية تحصي المتشردين و المتسولين لتحديد هوياتهم ! |trans-title=A security campaign counts the homeless and beggars to determine their identities! |url=https://rue20.com/287593.html |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Rue20 |language=ar}}</ref>
* the abbreviation ''N.N.'', which is commonly used in European legal systems, as an abbreviation for Latin terms such as:
** ''[[nomen nescio]]'' ("I do not know the name") in [[Belgium]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]] and [[Serbia]]; and
** ''nomen nominandum'' ("the name must be mentioned") in the [[Netherlands]].
* ''[[Ploni]]'', ''Almoni'', or ''Ploni Almoni'' are used in Israel, the names originating in the [[Hebrew Bible]]. ''Israel Israeli'' is a newer variant, used in Israel today.