: a woman who is a party to legal proceedings and whose true name is unknown or withheld
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The Jane Doe plaintiff who accused former Grammys CEO Neil Portnow of rape in a 2023 lawsuit has asked the judge to dismiss the case.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
Haddish and Spears denied this and less than a month later, the Jane Doe asked a judge to dismiss the case and released a statement recanting the accusation.
—Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
That conviction stemmed from rape allegations brought by a woman identified as Jane Doe 1.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
Schuman subsequently filed a lawsuit of her own last spring, while a third lawsuit, filed by a Jane Doe identified as A.R., was brought in August 2023.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
According to the lawsuit and Elder, here is what drove the woman to sue:
Jane Doe, who had been a patient at Spinal Recovery Center for a couple of years, saw multiple doctors there for pain in the rib area and was eventually referred to Pispidikis.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2024
But the American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing the family, warned the Supreme Court that allowing the state to enforce the law would cause severe harm to Pam Poe and Jane Doe.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2024
The third plaintiff, Jane Doe, came out as trans in 2021 and has been working as a teacher in Lee County Schools since the 2017-18 school year.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
Then, through familial DNA, officials were able to identify Jane Doe as 15-year-old Helen Renee Groomes, deputies said.
—Paloma Chavez, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
Haddish and Spears denied this and less than a month later, the Jane Doe asked a judge to dismiss the case and released a statement recanting the accusation.
—Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
That conviction stemmed from rape allegations brought by a woman identified as Jane Doe 1.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
Schuman subsequently filed a lawsuit of her own last spring, while a third lawsuit, filed by a Jane Doe identified as A.R., was brought in August 2023.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
According to the lawsuit and Elder, here is what drove the woman to sue:
Jane Doe, who had been a patient at Spinal Recovery Center for a couple of years, saw multiple doctors there for pain in the rib area and was eventually referred to Pispidikis.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2024
But the American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing the family, warned the Supreme Court that allowing the state to enforce the law would cause severe harm to Pam Poe and Jane Doe.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2024
The third plaintiff, Jane Doe, came out as trans in 2021 and has been working as a teacher in Lee County Schools since the 2017-18 school year.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
Then, through familial DNA, officials were able to identify Jane Doe as 15-year-old Helen Renee Groomes, deputies said.
—Paloma Chavez, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
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: a woman who is a party to legal proceedings and whose true name is unknown or withheld
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