What court documents and sworn declarations were filed in the 2016 Jane Doe v. Trump complaints, and where can they be read?
Executive summary
The 2016 Jane Doe v. Trump complaints in the Southern District of New York included a civil complaint and multiple sworn declarations filed as exhibits — notably a declaration by “Jane Doe” and supporting declarations by “Tiffany Doe” and “Joan Doe” — and those filings are available through public court dockets and several document repositories (CourtListener, PACER PDF mirrors, DocumentCloud, PlainSite, Archive.org and Scribd) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]. Reporting and docket snapshots corroborate that the complaint and the attached declarations were entered as exhibits to the initial filings in October and June 2016 and can be read online at the linked sources [1] [7] [2].
1. What the docket entries list: complaint plus three named declarations
The publicly visible docket for Doe v. Trump (1:16‑cv‑07673 and related filings) shows a formal civil complaint filed by “Jane Doe” with explicit attachments labeled “Exhibit Jane Doe Declaration,” “Exhibit Tiffany Doe Declaration,” and “Exhibit Joan Doe Declaration,” and the CourtListener mirror records those exhibits as attachments to the October 3, 2016 filing [1] [2]. Separate docket entries for an earlier Jane Doe complaint in June 2016 again list “Affidavit Declaration of Plaintiff Jane Doe” and “Affidavit Declaration of Tiffany Doe,” indicating multiple related filings across 2016 that included sworn statements by plaintiffs and witnesses [7].
2. What the declarations say, in summary, and where the text appears
The text available in the PACER‑mirrored PDF contains allegations and declaratory language attributed to the plaintiff and the named declarants, including narrative details about alleged conduct, references to threats and duress, and claims under federal statutes cited in the complaint (the PACER PDF reproduces the complaint and the declarations as exhibits) [3]. DocumentCloud hosts a file labeled DOE‑V‑TRUMP that provides a downloadable version of the pleadings and exhibits, and PlainSite provides a downloadable copy of Document 4 (the complaint) showing the three exhibitory declarations attached [4] [2]. These mirrors allow readers to read the declarations’ wording as filed with the court [3] [4] [2].
3. Where to read the filings online — primary docket mirrors and repositories
The case docket can be browsed on CourtListener, which lists the complaint and attachments and includes links to the exhibit files (CourtListener docket entry for 1:16‑cv‑07673) [1]. Archive.org holds an archived HTML version of the federal court docket for the case that indexes documents and attachments [5]. Direct document mirrors include a PACER‑sourced PDF (hosted at an S3 URL) containing complaint and declarations [3], DocumentCloud’s DOE‑V‑TRUMP file [4], PlainSite’s downloadable docket copy [2], and Scribd uploads that reproduce the complaint and declaration PDFs [6] [8]. Researchers without PACER access can typically view the complaint and the attached sworn declarations via these mirrors [3] [4] [2] [6].
4. Limitations, context, and where reporting diverges from the docket
Public reporting and secondary summaries (for example Wikipedia entries) reference the existence and nature of the Jane Doe cases but do not substitute for the primary pleadings; the docket and document mirrors are the authoritative source for the precise text of the complaint and sworn declarations cited in the filings [9] [1]. The available sources confirm the existence of the named declarations attached to the complaints but do not guarantee that every related filing, redaction, sealing order, or later amendment appears in every mirror; researchers relying on these mirrors should cross‑check PACER or the court’s CM/ECF for completeness where possible [3] [5]. Some repositories (Scribd, PlainSite, DocumentCloud) host copies that may be identical to the court filings; however, absent an exhaustive PACER pull, this report does not claim to have captured every docket entry beyond what the cited mirrors display [2] [4] [6].
5. How to cite or obtain the primary documents for verification
To verify the exact language of the sworn declarations and the complaint, consult the CourtListener docket entry for Doe v. Trump (1:16‑cv‑07673) which lists attachments [1], download the PACER‑mirrored PDF that reproduces the complaint and exhibits [3], or access DocumentCloud and PlainSite copies of the complaint and exhibits [4] [2]. For archival browsing of docket metadata, use the Internet Archive copy of the docket [5], and for widely accessible text reproductions check the Scribd uploads that mirror the filings [6] [8].