Party

John Doe 1

Federal civil lawsuits naming John Doe 1.

In this index, 123 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as John Doe 1, most often as a defendant (105 of 123). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Copyright and Civil Rights matters, filed between 1994 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, D. Colorado. Frequent opposing parties include Bodyguard Productions, Inc, Venice Pi, LLC, and I.T. Productions, LLC.

123

Lawsuits

105

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

119

Terminated

1994–2026

Span

6 mo

Median Duration

3.7 cases/yrNamed as defendant in 85% of casesRecent filings steady

Cases by State

Open Cases Over Time

1994peak 19 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19942026

CopyrightCivil RightsTrademarkFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsContract

Filings by Year

19942026

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Copyright44

Civil Rights34

Trademark12

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions10

Contract4

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes4

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Frequent Opposing Parties

123 Cases — Newest First

TracFone Wireless v. John Doe 1

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 1:05-cv-23169Filed 12/08/2005
Adventrx v. John Doe 1

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 1:05-cv-22660Filed 10/06/2005
Rojas-Ramos v. John Doe 1

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. IdahoNo. 1:05-cv-00137Filed 04/12/2005
Reed Elsevier, Inc v. John Doe 1

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:05-cv-00855Filed 02/15/2005
John Wiley and Sons, Inc v. John Doe 1

Copyright Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:04-cv-10111Filed 12/22/2004
Overton v. John Doe 1

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. IndianaNo. 2:04-cv-00280Filed 10/27/2004
Bmg Music v. John Doe 1

Copyright Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:04-cv-00650Filed 02/17/2004
Equity One, Inc v. John Doe 1

Trademark Terminated District Court, M.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 1:03-cv-00666Filed 04/22/2003
Vantrease v. John Doe 1

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. TennesseeNo. 2:03-cv-00033Filed 04/14/2003
Golf Entertainment v. John Doe 1

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, W.D. ArkansasNo. 5:02-cv-05133Filed 06/18/2002
H-Quotient, Inc v. John Doe 1

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 1:01-cv-00618Filed 04/19/2001
H-Quotient, Inc v. John Doe 1

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 1:00-cv-01313Filed 08/03/2000
John Doe 1 v. Farber

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 1:00-cv-00811Filed 02/24/2000
John Doe 1 v. Corp 1

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 7:99-cv-00223Filed 07/28/1999
Bloomberg L.P v. John Doe 1

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:99-cv-02631Filed 04/12/1999
Weber v. John Doe 1

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:98-cv-04640Filed 07/01/1998
Salley v. John Doe 1

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 1:98-cv-00962Filed 02/10/1998
U2 Home Entertain v. John Doe 1

Copyright Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:97-cv-02252Filed 07/31/1997
West v. John Doe 1

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:96-cv-05127Filed 07/19/1996
Spinelli v. John Doe 1

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 9:95-cv-03963Filed 09/29/1995
Diaz v. John Doe 1

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:95-cv-07813Filed 09/12/1995
Spinelli v. John Doe 1

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 9:95-cv-03336Filed 08/15/1995
Wong v. John Doe 1

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 6:94-cv-00049Filed 01/18/1994

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