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Stated as a completed event, per independent.com: "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.
The Santa Barbara County Superior Court's own ruling page states the hearing was continued "to this hearing date of April 17" and sets out the denial of the motion of real parties in interest Sable Offshore Corp., making it the primary court record of the ruling; no publication date is shown on the page.[1]
Noozhawk, an established Santa Barbara news site, reports that Judge Donna Geck "ruled Friday" the injunction stands and that the Trump administration's orders do not override it; confidence slightly reduced as a regional outlet reporting three days later.
Santa Barbara News-Press describes Friday's ruling upholding the injunction against Sable and the May 22 hearing, quoting EDC's Krop; confidence trimmed because the relaunched News-Press has a less established current editorial record than the other outlets.
Press release from a plaintiff in the case, dated "For Immediate Release, April 17, 2026", says the Santa Barbara Superior Court judge "today" rejected Sable's request to rescind the preliminary injunction, found the Defense Production Act order did not relieve Sable of state approvals, and set May 22 on contempt.[1]
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