The record
Every case, by court and number
Two states, five courts, and the offices asked to act. Each case below links to its documents. The full register of the Mendocino family case, all 221 entries in the clerk’s own words, is on the Timeline.
Mendocino County Superior Court
No. 25FL01030 (consolidated with 25FL01032): the family case
The Findings and Order After Hearing of February 11, 2026: sole physical custody to the mother, Florida residence permitted. The temporary order of August 12, 2026, obtained without notice, expiring by its printed terms at the September 2, 2026 hearing. The clerk’s minutes of September 2, 2026, with no extension recorded. The order of September 10, 2026 calling the February 11 order “the standing orders for the parties to follow.” The order of October 15, 2026, signed on counsel’s draft without a hearing. The petition to enforce the custody order, docketed September 28, 2026. The statement of disqualification, November 3, 2026. The sanctions motion, November 6, 2026.
The full register, 221 entries · The documents
No. 26CV04599: Heller v. Hyler
Complaint filed October 15, 2026. Served on Vincent and Judith Hyler October 26, 2026. Michael Hyler added as Doe 1 on October 27, 2026.
No. 26CV04707: Heller v. Hyler, the second complaint
A verified complaint for domestic violence and aiding and abetting it, 19 pages, 89 paragraphs, jury trial demanded. Accepted November 9, 2026; summons issued.
No. 25CR09666: People v. Hyler
A criminal case in the same court.
The courts above
California Court of Appeal, First District: A177556, A177795, A177840
The order of September 23, 2026 asking which custody orders govern and when they expire (A177840). Denials of August 31, October 6 and October 14, 2026, one sentence each. Habeas corpus for the child (A177840), denied in one line on November 2, 2026.
Supreme Court of California: S299133, S299168
Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal: 6D2026-2448
Denied November 6, 2026.
Lee County, Florida
No. 26-DR-006457: the custody order registered in Florida
The February 11, 2026 order registered September 22, 2026; final October 16, 2026 with no contest.
No. 26-DR-031586: the temporary injunction
The Florida court’s finding that the mother appeared to be a victim of domestic violence by Vincent Hyler. Also on file in Lee County: No. 26-DR-005826, and the Florida sanctions motion of November 6, 2026.
The offices
Sworn referrals and reports
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, No. 852678-SDR, confirmed October 18, 2026. The ATF, referred September 28, 2026, “file is complete” October 13, 2026. The California Attorney General, the FBI, and Mendocino County Probation, referred October 2026. The sworn missing-child report to the Lee County Sheriff, September 24, 2026. Every written refusal, each with its date, is in Every office and on the documents page.