D.C. court advances Nelson v. Santa Monica Police Department to report stage

Warren Fred Nelson v. Santa Monica Police Department et al is an active civil matter in District of Columbia under docket 25-cv-03192.

The dispute currently identifies 1:25-cv-03192 PENSKE MEDIA CORPORATION, 2:25-cv-03192 BELTRAN, SR, and 2:25-cv-03192 Warren Fred Nelson on one side and Santa Monica Police Department and Wal-Mart Associates, Inc on the other. The case is currently organized around docket number 25-cv-03192, notice of report and recommendation stage.

Santa Monica Police Department et al is a civil case with docket number 25-cv-03192. The case was filed in an unknown court and is currently at the notice of report and recommendation stage. The court has not yet issued a ruling on the matter.

On May 7, 2026, the docket recorded a other: The parties filed a joint status report. On May 4, 2026, the docket recorded a other: A separate case, 1:25-cv-03192, was filed against Google LLC and others, unrelated to Warren Fred Nelson's case against the Santa Monica Police Department.

This new case involves PENSKE MEDIA CORPORATION and others, but the details are not specified. The. On April 28, 2026, the docket recorded a other: A separate case, Irma Elizabeth Montano et al v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. et al (5:25-cv-03192), was filed in the court. This case is unrelated to Warren Fred Nelson v. Santa Monica Police Department et al. The filing of this case does not directly impact. On April 22, 2026, the docket recorded a other: A Notice of Report and Recommendation was filed.

The next thing to watch is whether the latest other produces a substantive order, a scheduling change, a settlement signal, or a filing that clarifies the parties' positions.