Which court currently has jurisdiction over Jane Doe v. Trump as of November 2025?
Executive summary
There is no single “Jane Doe v. Trump” court that can be named for November 2025 because multiple distinct lawsuits captioned Jane Doe v. Trump have been filed in different federal and state courts over the years; each active matter remains under the jurisdiction of the court where that specific docket was filed (for example, the Southern District of New York, the Northern District of California, and others) [1] [2] [3]. The record provided shows at least three separate matters that use the Jane Doe caption and—depending on which complaint is meant—jurisdiction as of November 2025 lies with different trial or appellate courts identified below [1] [2] [4].
1. The 2016 Jane Doe matter filed in the Southern District of New York (SDNY)
A Jane Doe complaint filed in October 2016 that alleged sexual misconduct linked to Jeffrey Epstein appears on CourtListener and related filings as a case brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, with docket entries and an initial conference before Judge Ronnie Abrams in New York City [1] [3]. Public materials tied to that 2016 docket identify the SDNY as the district court of record for that Jane Doe complaint, so jurisdiction for that particular Jane Doe action rests in the SDNY unless later transferred, dismissed, or appealed to another tribunal—events not shown in the excerpts provided here [1] [3].
2. Jane Doe suits and consolidated APA/immigration challenges in the Northern District of California (N.D. Cal.) in 2025
Separate litigation captioned Doe v. Trump (No. 4:25‑cv‑03140 and related consolidated matters) was active in the Northern District of California in 2025, where a district judge issued orders granting preliminary injunctions and set case management conferences for August 2025—making the N.D. Cal. the court exercising jurisdiction over those particular Jane Doe plaintiffs and their co‑plaintiffs in mid‑2025 [2] [5]. Multiple filings and at least one published N.D. Cal. order appear in the public record for 2025, showing the Northern District of California as the trial forum for those specific federal challenges [2] [5].
3. Other Jane Doe captions: D.C. Circuit, First Circuit and state forums reflect different suits
The Jane Doe caption has been used in other, substantively different cases that reached other federal courts and circuits: e.g., Jane Doe 2 v. Trump (military service ban challenge) reached the D.C. Circuit, and an Executive Order birthright‑citizenship challenge captioned Doe v. Trump moved through the District of Massachusetts and the First Circuit in 2025, illustrating that appellate jurisdiction where cases were appealed resides with the relevant circuit courts [6] [4]. In short, appellate jurisdiction depends on the underlying district court and any appeals filed; the materials show at least the D.C. Circuit and First Circuit as appellate venues for separate Jane Doe matters [6] [4].
4. Why a single answer is legally inaccurate and what the record does show
Because “Jane Doe v. Trump” is not a unique caption—civil litigants routinely use pseudonyms and similar captions across unrelated suits—saying one court “currently” has jurisdiction without identifying which Jane Doe complaint is the subject would be misleading; the sources supplied identify distinct dockets in the Southern District of New York, the Northern District of California, and other federal courts as of 2025 [1] [2] [4]. The reporting here does not provide a unified docket number or a single operative complaint that would permit naming one court as sole jurisdictional holder for all matters captioned Jane Doe v. Trump, and any claim to a single court would require specifying which underlying case is meant [1] [2] [4].
5. Practical takeaway and limitations of the available reporting
Therefore, the correct response for November 2025 is: jurisdiction depends on which Jane Doe matter is meant—examples in the provided materials show active jurisdiction in the Southern District of New York for a 2016 Jane Doe sexual‑assault complaint and in the Northern District of California for a set of 2025 Doe v. Trump actions, with other Jane Doe cases having proceeded in other federal districts and circuits—none of the supplied sources support a single, universal jurisdictional claim for every “Jane Doe v. Trump” caption [1] [2] [4]. The documents here do not establish subsequent transfers, final appeals, or dismissals that would change those jurisdictions after the dates cited, so further confirmation would require checking the specific docket number and the federal or state court electronic records for developments through November 2025 [1] [2].