: a woman who is a party to legal proceedings and whose true name is unknown or withheld : jane doe
Feuer said the homeless woman, identified in the suit as Jane Roe to protect her privacy, had medical insurance and a primary care provider.—
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So what is Brooks’s lawsuit about? CNN first reported that a celebrity — now confirmed to be Brooks — had anonymously filed a lawsuit against a Jane Roe in September, asking a Mississippi court to stop her from filing her own suit.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Garth Brooks, after making the controversial decision to name his anonymous rape accuser in a recent court filing, has now submitted photos of Jane Roe as evidence.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
Country music superstar Garth Brooks has named the woman who, as Jane Roe, accused him of rape in a lawsuit last week.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
The accuser’s legal team intends to file a motion for sanctions to compel Brooks’ legal team to revert its latest filing to Jane Roe.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
However, with Brooks’ reveal of Jane Roe’s real name, her lawyers may now be seeking more out of the courts in the Southern state, at least indirectly.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
The woman, identified as Jane Roe in the lawsuit, also accused Brooks of exposing himself to her on multiple occasions.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
The employee is identified as Jane Roe, and alleges the country superstar increasingly began hiring her in 2019.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
The teenage victim in this case was given the pseudonym Jane Roe in court documents, which identified her and her mother as relatives of Fasold’s who lived out of town.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2024
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Garth Brooks, after making the controversial decision to name his anonymous rape accuser in a recent court filing, has now submitted photos of Jane Roe as evidence.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
Country music superstar Garth Brooks has named the woman who, as Jane Roe, accused him of rape in a lawsuit last week.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
The accuser’s legal team intends to file a motion for sanctions to compel Brooks’ legal team to revert its latest filing to Jane Roe.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
However, with Brooks’ reveal of Jane Roe’s real name, her lawyers may now be seeking more out of the courts in the Southern state, at least indirectly.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
The woman, identified as Jane Roe in the lawsuit, also accused Brooks of exposing himself to her on multiple occasions.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
The employee is identified as Jane Roe, and alleges the country superstar increasingly began hiring her in 2019.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
The teenage victim in this case was given the pseudonym Jane Roe in court documents, which identified her and her mother as relatives of Fasold’s who lived out of town.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2024
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“Jane Roe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jane%20Roe. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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