More good news on beef

At the very least, Judge Cebull is paying attention to the appeals court ruling:

An order delaying the Billings hearing was received by the Montana district court Wednesday, said deputy clerk Heather McLean.

"They just vacated the hearing and didn't reset it," she said.

The order said the court and Cebull were awaiting the written comment from the appeal judges on their reasoning for reversing the preliminary ruling.

"To date, no opinion has been filed and therefore it is hereby ordered that the oral arguments be vacated until further order. After receipt of the court of appeals opinions, this court will determine whether further hearings are necessary," the document states.

As noted in the CP article, this has two main effects.

First, it confirms that Judge Cebull will take a close look at an appellate precedent which found that R-CALF's claims were insufficient for a lower class of injunction.

Second, it gives more time for Canadian beef to keep flowing across the border, and accordingly alters the definition of the status quo which formed a large part of Cebull's original reasoning.

This may not be officially over, and R-CALF never seems to give up, but the end appears to be in sight.