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DC DOC Work Performance Ratings — "Excellent / Outstanding"
June through September 2021 DC DOC Work Performance Ratings authored by Sgt. Shawn Franklin and N. Abdullah/Dubbal rate Ryan Excellent/Outstanding, recommend promotion, and explicitly note he had "no adverse action or any Disciplinary Reports" since entering CTF. Exculpatory baseline that contradicts any claim that subsequent treatment was warranted.
📍 DC DOC, Central Treatment Facility
ReadStephen Ayres testifies publicly before House January 6 Committee
Ayres gave sworn public testimony about his background, travel, actions, later reassessment, and personal consequences. Committee framing remains attributed to the committee.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadPetition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Filed
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief filed in Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-02356, Ryan Taylor Nichols v. Merrick Garland and Michelle Jones. Five causes of action raised: 5th Amendment deliberate indifference, 5th Amendment illegal solitary, 5th+8th Amendment cruel-and-unusual / torture, 6th Amendment interference with counsel and discovery, and 1st Amendment retaliation and religious denial. Counsel: Joseph D. McBride (NY) and Jonathan S. Gross (MD).
📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
ReadPeter Francis Stager received full January 6 pardon
The January 20, 2025 proclamation granted a full pardon covering Stager’s January 6 conviction. The clemency action is recorded separately from the underlying plea and judgment.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadRobert Morss covered by full January 6 pardon
Morss was covered by the proclamation's full-pardon provision and later appeared on the Office of the Pardon Attorney's certificate-recipient list. This clemency action is distinct from an acquittal or appellate reversal.
📍 United States
ReadKelly Meggs sentence commuted to time served
Proclamation 10887 specifically commuted Kelly Meggs’s sentence to time served. The action was a commutation rather than a full pardon.
📍 United States
ReadRobert Morss gives post-pardon interview
In an attributed CNN interview, Morss described his release, characterized January 6 as a trap, and also stated that he took personal responsibility for his own actions.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadTarrio and Co-Plaintiffs File Civil-Rights Action
Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, and Zachary Rehl filed a civil action alleging constitutional violations and malicious prosecution. The allegations remain unresolved claims.
📍 U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
ReadAmerican Oversight Files FOIA Lawsuit for January 6 and Clemency Communications
American Oversight filed a D.D.C. FOIA action seeking senior DOJ and FBI communications concerning January 6, election certification, and the January 20, 2025 pardons and commutations. The requested-record descriptions remain the plaintiff’s allegations; the filing and ongoing docket are verified procedural facts.
📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
ReadSullivan FTCA class-action complaint filed
A 15-page complaint filed in the Middle District of Florida identifies Christopher J. Worrell as a proposed Group One class member. The filing contains plaintiffs’ allegations and requests; no class certification, liability ruling, damages award, or prevailing party is claimed.
📍 Ocala, Florida
ReadD.C. Circuit Vacates Four Proud Boys Judgments
The D.C. Circuit granted the government’s unopposed motion and vacated the judgments of Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola on May 21, 2026. The action is verified through Judge Kelly’s later memorandum citing appellate docket No. 2174532; the native appellate order remains pending capture.
📍 U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
ReadCourt Denies Proposed Intervenor Leave to File Reply
Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe denied ECF No. 79, a request for permission to file a reply. The order did not itself decide intervention or the merits of the civil action.
📍 U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
ReadUnited States v. Nordean dismissed with prejudice
On July 10, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the government's unopposed Rule 48(a) motion and dismissed Criminal Action No. 21-175 with prejudice as to Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola. The D.C. Circuit had already vacated their judgments on May 21, 2026.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadTrump drops BBC Studios subsidiaries from January 6 speech-edit lawsuit
Multiple reports based on July 16, 2026 court filings state that Donald J. Trump voluntarily dropped claims against BBC Studios Distribution Limited and BBC Studios Productions Limited while continuing his defamation action against the British Broadcasting Corporation. The procedural change remains attributed to reporting until the native stipulation, notice, or dismissal entry is captured.
📍 Miami, Florida
ReadMassachusetts Board revokes Jacquelyn Starer’s right to renew medical license
The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine announced termination of Starer’s voluntary agreement not to practice and revocation of her inchoate right to renew. This state administrative action is separate from the federal pardon.
📍 Massachusetts
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