Re: CHAT: "John Doe" equivalents sought

Douglas Koller wrote:
>In my idiolect at least, John/Jane Doe would be the name attached to a
>cadaver or missing person whose identity was unknown
It just struck me that "Roe"  in the famous Roe v. Wade decision was a dummy
name.  Wouldn't this be an odd use-- to keep a person's name from becoming
public knowledge?