U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit • 26-02956

Sep 29, 2026

RECORD FILED - HEARING TRANSCRIPT, 1 volumes, Comments: Transcript of Show Cause Hearing at District Court document #18 [Only Electronic Copy Received - No Paper Copy on File]. Source Location: USDC / MN, Dt. of Proceeding/Hearing: 03/05/2026, No. of Pgs.: 73, Court Reporter: Braun, Rachel. 5688915 [26-2956] (BNW) [Entered: 09/29/2026 03:08 PM]

Sep 29, 2026

BRIEFING SCHEDULE SET AS FOLLOWS: Transcript due on or before 11/09/2026. Appendix due 11/18/2026. BRIEF APPELLANT, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin and David J. Venturella due 11/18/2026 Appellee brief is due 30 days from the date the court issues the Notice of Docket Activity filing the brief of appellant. [5688854] [26-2956] (ASL) [Entered: 09/29/2026 02:08 PM]

Sep 29, 2026

Prisoner case docketed. [5688848] [26-2956] (ASL) [Entered: 09/29/2026 01:59 PM]

Sep 29, 2026

Originating court document filed consisting of notice of appeal filed 9/24/2026, Opinion and Order filed 8/4/2026, and docket entries, [5688852] [26-2956] (ASL) [Entered: 09/29/2026 02:03 PM]

Oct 21, 2026

MOTION to hold case in abeyance Reason for abeyance:Pending SCOTUS case on issue raised in this appeal., filed by Attorney David R. Hackworthy for Appellants Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin and David J. Venturella and Attorney Joshua J. Rissman for Appellee Riky Alexis Morales Lopez w/service 10/21/2026. [5697503] [26-2956] (DRH) [Entered: 10/21/2026 08:55 PM]

Nov 02, 2026

JUDGE ORDER: The parties' joint [5697503-2] motion to hold the case in abeyance until the Supreme Court issues its decision in Montoya Palacios v. Liggins, No. 25-1223, is granted. The parties are directed to file a joint status report within 10 days of the filing of the Montoya Palacios decision. Adp Oct 2026 [5701332] [26-2956] (HAG) [Entered: 11/02/2026 10:42 AM]