Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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John Doe
A fictitious name used in a legal proceeding to designate a person whose identity is unknown, to protect a person's known identity, or to indicate that a true defendant does not exist. Cf JANE DOE; RICHARD ROE.
John Doe summons
1 A summons to a person whose name is unknown at the time of service. 2. Tax. A summons from the Internal Revenue Service to a third party to provide information on an unnamed, unknown tax payer with potential tax liability. - Also termed third party record-custodian sum mons.