The Honorable Mary Kay Holthus, Eighth Judicial District Court, Department 18, is presiding over a hearing of Kim Blandino. The State of Nevada is represented by Deputy District Attorney Eckley Keach. Mr. Blandino is representing himself. Blandino is charged with a gross misdemeanor for intimidating a public officer and felony-level extortion. The charges stem from allegations that Blandino targeted, stalked, and threatened Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Kelly Giordani, demanding her removal from the bench. Blandino is accused of riding a bicycle through Judge Giordani's neighborhood to speak with her neighbors and showing up at her courtroom up to three times a week without scheduled hearings to influence her official actions. Blandino argues that his actions were acceptable. Prior to these criminal charges, Judge Giordani entered a 756-page order in May 2026 officially declaring Blandino a vexatious litigant due to his pattern of harassing and intimidating court filings.