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

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PDF Test File with Video Example

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

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Example content:
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 unknown or must be withheld in a legal action, case, or discussion.
The names are also used to refer to acorpse or hospital patient whose identity is unknown. This
practice is widely used in the United States and Canada, but is rarely used in other English-speak-
ing countries including the United Kingdom itself, from where the use of "John Doe" in a legal con-
text originates. The names Joe Bloggs or John Smith are used in the UK instead, as well as in Aus-
tralia 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 #2, 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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