What does it mean on a summons doe defendants 1-10 were the agents or employees of the named defendents And acted
Within the scope of that agency or employment
And Doe defendents are persons whose capacities are unknown to plaintiff,my name is listed as a and underneath my name it says
does 1-10 i don't understand what that means are their more unknown people possible if theft on the card I'm being sued on could that be what the does are all about?
While I cannot give you legal advice in this forum, DOE defendants are persons or entities whose names are not yet known to the Plaintiff. For example, if the Plaintiff was the victim of a hit and run and the statute of limitations was set to expire, he/she might file a suit against the driver and call that driver a DOE defendant because the name is not yet known.
As for your case, the credit card company will want to make sure that if it was not you making the charging, they can substitute in the name of the person who actually did without having to refile the lawsuit.
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Yes, to reiterate, a "DOE" defendant, as in "John Doe" is a defendant that is sued under that name because there may be people who you have not yet identified that are liable in the lawsuit. If you do not sue the DOE defendants, then you cannot later add a defendant in the lawsuit. In your case, they are claiming these people either worked for you or were directed to perform tasks for you with your approval as an "agent".
