Brophy v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A
Plaintiff: Desmond Noel Brophy, just poster, poster draw, PosterCraft, Thebester, Pictures on the wall and Beautiful life in dream
Defendant: The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A
Case Number: 1:2026cv01439
Filed: February 9, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Jorge L Alonso
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. § 101 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 6, 2026 Filing 30 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Defendants' Unopposed Motion for extension of time to file responsive pleading to Plaintiff's complaint #29 is granted to 5/3/26. Telephonic status hearing previously set for 4/7/26 is stricken and reset to 5/7/26 at 9:30 a.m. The parties are direced to file a joint status report by 5/4/26. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. The call-in number is 650-479-3207 and the access code is 1804010308. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, )
April 3, 2026 Filing 29 MOTION by Plaintiffs Beautiful life in dream, Pictures on the wall, PosterCraft, Thebester, just poster, poster draw for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint #1 (Zhang, Jiyuan)
April 3, 2026 Filing 28 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs just poster, poster draw, PosterCraft, Thebester, Pictures on the wall, Beautiful life in dream by Jiyuan Zhang (Zhang, Jiyuan)
March 13, 2026 Filing 27 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Desmond Noel Brophy as to The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A on 3/13/2026, answer due 4/3/2026. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Service, Keith A. Vogt)(Vogt, Keith)
March 5, 2026 Filing 26 SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A (aw, )
March 4, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER For Leave To Conduct Expedited Discovery And Service Of Process By E-mail And/Or Electronic Publication. Signed by the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso on 3/4/2026. Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, )
March 4, 2026 Filing 23 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Plaintiff's Motion for leave to file under seal #12 is granted. Plaintiff's Motion to exceed page limitation #13 is granted. Plaintiff's Ex Parte Motion for leave to conduct expedited discovery and electronic service of process 19 is granted. Motion hearing date of 3/5/26 is stricken. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. The call-in number is 650-479-3207 and the access code is 1804010308. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, )
February 26, 2026 Filing 22 Corrected Exhibit 1 to Memorandum #20 by Desmond Noel Brophy (Vogt, Keith)
February 26, 2026 Filing 21 Presentment for Exparte motion 19 and NOTICE of Motion by Keith A. Vogt for presentment of before Honorable Jorge L. Alonso on 3/5/2026 at 09:30 AM. (Vogt, Keith)
February 26, 2026 Filing 20 MEMORANDUM in support of 19 Exparte motion (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Declaration of Keith A. Vogt, #3 Exhibit 1-2, of Keith A. Vogt's declaration)(Vogt, Keith)
February 13, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: The Court notes that it has updated its standing order regarding counterfeit product cases: https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge_display.php?LastName=Alonso. Per the standing order, Plaintiff is required to file a declaration from an attorney of record that provides the information specified in the standing order. Motion 14 for TRO is denied without prejudice. Plaintiff may refile the motion in compliance with the Court's standing order. Presentment of motions #12 #13 14 set for 2/18/26 is stricken. Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, )
February 11, 2026 Filing 17 Presentment for Exparte motion 14 and NOTICE of Motion by Keith A. Vogt for presentment of motion for leave to file excess pages #13 , motion for leave to file #12 before Honorable Jorge L. Alonso on 2/18/2026 at 09:30 AM. (Vogt, Keith)
February 11, 2026 Filing 16 SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Desmond Noel Brophy Sealed Exhibit 2, Declaration of Desmond Noel Brophy regarding memorandum in support of motion, #15 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 2)(Vogt, Keith)
February 11, 2026 Filing 15 MEMORANDUM in support of 14 Exparte motion (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Keith A. Vogt, #2 Exhibit 1-2, of Keith A. Vogt's declaration, #3 Declaration of Desmond Noel Brophy, #4 Exhibit 1, of Desmond Noel Brophy's declaration)(Vogt, Keith)
February 11, 2026 Filing 13 MOTION by Plaintiff Desmond Noel Brophy for leave to file excess pages (Vogt, Keith)
February 11, 2026 Filing 12 MOTION by Plaintiff Desmond Noel Brophy for leave to file under seal (Vogt, Keith)
February 10, 2026 Filing 11 MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC (men, )
February 10, 2026 CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (pjj, )
February 10, 2026 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Heather K. McShain. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3). (pjj, )
February 9, 2026 Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Desmond Noel Brophy by Yi Bu (Bu, Yi)
February 9, 2026 Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Desmond Noel Brophy by Monica Rita Martin (Martin, Monica)
February 9, 2026 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Desmond Noel Brophy by Cameron Eugene Mcintyre (Mcintyre, Cameron)
February 9, 2026 Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Desmond Noel Brophy by Christopher Romero (Romero, Christopher)
February 9, 2026 Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Desmond Noel Brophy by Adam Grodman (Grodman, Adam)
February 9, 2026 Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Desmond Noel Brophy by Yanling Jiang (Jiang, Yanling)
February 9, 2026 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Desmond Noel Brophy by Keith A. Vogt (Vogt, Keith)
February 9, 2026 Filing 3 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Vogt, Keith)
February 9, 2026 Filing 2 Schedule A to Complaint #1 by Desmond Noel Brophy (Vogt, Keith)
February 9, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Desmond Noel Brophy; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24700406. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Vogt, Keith)

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Plaintiff: Desmond Noel Brophy
Represented By: Keith A. Vogt
Represented By: Yi Bu
Represented By: Monica Rita Martin
Represented By: Christopher Romero
Represented By: Cameron Eugene Mcintyre
Represented By: Adam Grodman
Represented By: Yanling Jiang
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Plaintiff: just poster
Represented By: Jiyuan Zhang
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Plaintiff: poster draw
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Plaintiff: PosterCraft
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Plaintiff: Thebester
Represented By: Jiyuan Zhang
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Plaintiff: Pictures on the wall
Represented By: Jiyuan Zhang
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Plaintiff: Beautiful life in dream
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