Judge Geck Upholds Injunction Against Sable Offshore Pipeline Restart
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCEStated as a completed event, per independent.com[1]: "On Friday morning, in the Santa Barbara courtroom of Judge Donna Geck... Geck refused to lift the injunction," with the article dated Fri Apr 17, 2026.
Santa Barbara County Judge Donna Geck refused to lift the injunction blocking Sable Offshore Corp. from restarting its Santa Ynez Unit pipelines, rejecting for the first time the company's claim that a federal Defense Production Act order overrides California law. She set a May 22 hearing on whether Sable, which resumed moving oil in March, should be held in contempt.
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