460 Days Without My Children — Updates on the State and Federal Cases

Ryan Alvar
Oct 5
6 min read

Federal Complaint Expands to 27 Defendants — 27 defendants. 289 pages each. Over $800 just in printing — not even counting the cost of hiring process servers to get everyone officially served. Justice isn’t cheap.

It’s been a while since my last detailed update. That’s not because nothing is happening — it’s because everything is happening at once, and yet nothing moves. Hearings, motions, filings… and more waiting.

But today marks a painful milestone that I can’t ignore:

It’s been 460 days since my children were taken from me.

460 days since the State of Minnesota — along with every named defendant in my federal complaint — not only allowed it to happen, but helped make it happen.

Federal Case Update — 27 Defendants

As of September 29, 2025, there are now 27 defendants named in my federal civil rights lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

I’ve added four new defendants since the original filing, each directly tied to the ongoing harm and obstruction of justice in my case.

New Defendants:

Chief Judge Leslie Beiers – Added for her dual role in both administrative oversight and direct misconduct. As Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial District, she not only oversaw the systemic failures that allowed this but also personally presided over my case. Judge Beiers pushed off the scheduled temporary custody hearing, railroading it into a contempt hearing against me for publishing the GAL report, then incarcerated and fined me instead of addressing the custody issue. This is a prime example of how judicial power is used to suppress parents rather than protect children.
Kartta Group – The psychological services contractor that I personally hired and paid for to evaluate both parties. Rather than act as neutral evaluators, Kartta Group engaged in unethical practices and aligned their findings with pre‑determined narratives.
Dr. Sara Bovee, Psy.D., LP – A licensed psychologist with Kartta Group who supervised evaluations with demonstrated bias, procedural violations, and conflicts of interest. Dr. Bovee was directly involved in crafting findings that contradict testing data, factual evidence and ethical standards of psychological practice.
Dr. Ashlan Mahan, Psy.D., Psychology Fellow – An unlicensed fellow working under Dr. Bovee and Kartta Group. Dr. Mahan’s involvement in producing reports used against me raises serious concerns about training, supervision, and professional misconduct under Minnesota law.

These providers’ reports are now under scrutiny by Dr. Donald Dutton, the world-renowned expert on domestic violence and false allegations whom I retained as an expert witness. Dr. Dutton’s report demonstrates that Kartta Group, Dr. Bovee, and Dr. Mahan acted outside the testing data, scientific standards, and evidence available. Instead, they issued recommendations aligned with the ideological “Duluth Model” rather than objective science.

For those unfamiliar, the Duluth Model is an ideology-based framework developed in Duluth, Minnesota in the 1980s. It assumes by default that men are the abusers and women are the victims, downplays mental health and reciprocal abuse, and frames family conflict solely as male power and control. This model has been exported around the world and criticized for ignoring individual circumstances, evidence, and scientific research. By aligning their recommendations with this model rather than the actual test data, Kartta Group and its providers perpetuated bias and harmed my children.

As of last Friday, every defendant has been officially served — except for both doctors.

And you wouldn’t believe it: they are actively obstructing the official service of their summons and complaints.

I hired a professional process server who made multiple lawful attempts, including one scheduled attempt where he was escorted off the property.

Yes — escorted out during an attempt to serve court documents.

The good news? Since these two were just added to the complaint last week, I have 90 days from that date to complete service.

If necessary, I’ll hand this over to the Sheriff’s Department. Maybe the sight of a uniformed deputy will get their attention.

More time, more money — and more games. The pattern continues.

Why the Amended Complaint Took Time

The amended complaint took longer to file than I’d planned because I was waiting for Amy’s psychological evaluation to be handed over.

Back on November 6, 2024, both parties agreed to complete and exchange evaluations — an agreement later reduced to a court order.

I upheld my end. Amy and her attorney did not.

They are now fighting to withhold her evaluation despite both the agreement and court order requiring it.

I had hoped to include that evaluation in the amended federal complaint, but I was approaching my 90-day service deadline for the original defendants. So I had no choice but to move forward without it.

The evidence I already have against Kartta Group, Dr. Bovee, and Dr. Mahan is sufficient to establish misconduct and inclusion as defendants.

Amy’s evaluation will likely confirm even more — but it isn’t necessary to prove the wrongdoing already documented.

The Federal Court: TRO and the Sealed GAL Report

I’m still waiting on two key rulings from the federal court:

My Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the State of Minnesota.
The State’s motion to seal the Guardian ad Litem (GAL) report.

We were scheduled to argue the sealing issue on September 10, 2025, but the judge canceled the hearing, stating he had sufficient information from our filings to rule without oral argument.

I agree — my filings make clear that this report should not be sealed in federal court.

This decision is crucial because the GAL report directly ties to my incarceration and financial penalties imposed by the state court.

If the judge rules in my favor, it strengthens my TRO and validates my broader constitutional claims. One piece connects to the next — and soon the entire picture will be impossible to ignore.

State Court Update

In state court, I’m still waiting on multiple rulings:

Temporary Custody Motion: to transfer legal and physical custody to me until the full custody case concludes.
Motion to Remove the GAL: filed and awaiting decision.
October 27, 2025: hearing to enter Dr. Donald Dutton as an expert witness on domestic violence, false allegations, and institutional bias.
November 10, 2025: hearing to enforce my parental rights regarding my children’s education and healthcare.

Because I have a Recognition of Parentage (ROP), I have full legal rights to be involved in my children’s education and medical care. My son Declan started Kindergarten this year — and as his legal parent, I have the right to be part of that milestone. So far, Amy, her attorney, and the GAL have obstructed that right by refusing to tell me where he’s enrolled.

After contacting nearly every district in the Duluth area, all confirmed Declan is not enrolled with them — except Hermantown Public Schools, which hasn’t confirmed either way. With multiple attempts to get them to comply with state law and no answer, that just might be where he is...

So here’s the question:

What is a parent supposed to do when both the other parent and the court obstruct justice?

There are laws against this — but no mechanism to enforce them when the enforcers are the offenders.

It’s like asking the fox to guard the hen house.

It just ends up being another unlawful obstruction to be exposed at the federal level.

One Year Since Proving My Fitness

It’s worth remembering that on October 23, 2024, I won in court.

The State of Minnesota officially determined that it had no issue with me as a parent and recognized that I love and care for my children.

That order still stands — yet a full year later, I still don’t have them.

It’s also worth remembering that neither the State of Minnesota nor any other defendant has ever presented a single piece of evidence to justify restricting my parental rights. Nothing.

If I had actually been found guilty of neglect or abuse and simply gone along with the system one year ago, I’d likely have contact with my children by now — and that should astonish every parent.

But because I’ve chosen to stand up to the corruption instead of submitting to it, I have none — while my children remain with their abuser.

Truth and Time

The truth is on my side — and time only strengthens my case.

Every filing, every lie, every act of obstruction from the defendants becomes another piece of evidence exposing what this system truly is.

I have nothing to hide and nothing to be ashamed of.

I love my children, and anyone who knows me knows that.

The day will come when the record reflects that — when their pain and my perseverance will finally mean something.

Until then, I’ll keep fighting.

For them. For truth. And for every parent enduring the same injustice.

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