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California agreement order on hold13 May 2008SAN DIEGO, California -- As reported by the San Diego Union Tribune: "A federal judge has put on hold, for now, his order that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and North County's Rincon Indian band reach an agreement on a gambling expansion by July. "U.S. Magistrate Judge William McCurine Jr. agreed Monday afternoon to an emergency request by the governor's lawyers, who said the state could experience 'chaotic' gambling expansion if the order wasn't delayed. "The judge found in April that Schwarzenegger negotiated in bad faith with the Rincon band by demanding money from slot proceeds for the state's budget without offering something of value in return. "He said then that if the governor and the tribe don't make a deal by July, he would appoint a mediator to pick from each side's last, best offer. "...The judge's stay of that order is temporary..." |