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Heidner v. Bevis

Copyright Open / Active District Court, N.D. Illinois

Heidner v. Bevis is a federal copyright lawsuit filed on 04/06/2026 in the District Court, N.D. Illinois. The case is currently open in the federal court system.

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Court
District Court, N.D. Illinois (N.D. Ill.)
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Assigned judge
Sunil R. Harjani · 341 cases in index
Docket number
1:26-cv-03782
Cause
28:2201 Declaratory Judgement
28 U.S.C. § 2201 — Declaratory judgment
Nature of suit
820 Copyright
Infringement of copyrighted works.
Jurisdiction
Federal Question
Jury demand
Both
Date filed
04/06/2026

6,035 Copyright cases in this court are indexed here.

Parties

  • plaintiff · Heidner · 3 cases
  • defendant · Bevis · 53 cases

About Copyright Lawsuits

Copyright lawsuits allege unauthorized use, copying, or distribution of creative works protected under the Copyright Act — including software, music, film, writing, and images.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Heidner v. Bevis?

Heidner v. Bevis is a federal copyright lawsuit filed on 04/06/2026 in the District Court, N.D. Illinois. The case is currently open in the federal court system. Copyright lawsuits allege unauthorized use, copying, or distribution of creative works protected under the Copyright Act — including software, music, film, writing, and images.

What type of case is this?

It is classified as “Copyright” under the federal nature-of-suit system. Copyright lawsuits allege unauthorized use, copying, or distribution of creative works protected under the Copyright Act — including software, music, film, writing, and images.

What court is the case in?

The case is in the District Court, N.D. Illinois, docket number 1:26-cv-03782.

When was the case filed?

Heidner v. Bevis was filed on 04/06/2026. The case is currently open.

What law is the case brought under?

The docket lists the cause as 28 U.S.C. § 2201 — Declaratory judgment.

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Source: public U.S. federal court record — docket 73151099 in the CourtListener/RECAP archive (verify this docket), court docket number 1:26-cv-03782 on PACER. Court, party, date and judge fields are reproduced from that record; case-type categories, statute decoding and all aggregate figures are derived by Docket Nexus (methodology).