There are many options, including: Traditional pseudonyms, such as John and Jane Doe, Richard Roe, Paul and Pauline Poe (or even Francis Foe, Walter Woe, or Xerxes Xoe3), XYZ Co., Anonymous, or the archaic Noakes or Stiles.4 Unsurprisingly, there are other names that are used in other Anglophone legal systems, for instance "Ashok Kumar" for unnamed defendants in Indian copyright litigation, and that are likely to make their way into American court one day.5… [read post]