Estate of Henry Joseph Darger v. The Nathan and Kiyoko Lerner Foundation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ESTATE OF HENRY JOSEPH DARGER, Plaintiff, No. 22 C 03911 v. Judge Thomas M. Durkin KIYOKO LERNER, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF NATHAN LERNER, AND AS TRUSTEE OF ANY TRUST ESTABLISHED BY NATHAN LERNER, AND THE NATHAN AND KIYOKO LERNER FOUNDATION, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Henry Joseph Darger (“Darger”) was an artist who died in obscurity but whose work received significant posthumous acclaim. In this case, his estate (“the Estate”) is seeking to claim copyrights in Darger’s work…