Judge Reyes is now issuing a bench order (she's reading iit) in which she starts by noting she has made a finding of bad faith in this case. She is issuing a preservation order requiring DOJ and DOI to preserve all documents related to this litigation.

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Judge wants the parties to either agree to a plan going forward about whether to narrow the scope of the notice she is requiring before NPS can take action at the golf course or to submit competing plans by Monday or Tuesday.

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Plaintiffs say that the federal rules provide for deadlines. Judge Reyes interrupts her and says she doesn't want to tie this up, she knows she is not going to be the last word on this.

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Judge Reyes notes that she and her clerks have been working nonstop, including through the past two weekends. Says she will get a decision as soon as possible, but she's not forcing her clerks to work through this weekend to meet DOJ's requested Nov. 4. date.

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We're back. DOJ's Woodward says the record shows that there has been removal of trees and trash. Judge Reyes pivots to DOJ's recent filing asking for a stay of the preliminary injunction wants to know why they ask for Nov. 4. W: could be Nov. 5. We had to pick a date.

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