Dateline and US Government Seek Ninth Circuit Stay

Dateline and the US Government have each asked the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to stay a preliminary injunction pending appeal, with the stated aim of allowing work at Dateline's Colosseum project in California to resume.

The motions follow Friday's decision in the California District Court. Dateline says they address the merits of the appeal, the harm caused by the injunction, the limited impact of resuming work and the national interest, and submit that each favours a stay. The stay motion will be decided afresh by a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit. Dateline's position is that the Plan of Operations approved by the Bureau of Land Management in 1985 constitutes a valid existing right that survived the creation of the Mojave National Preserve, as recognised by the National Park Service in 1995, 2024 and again in April 2025.

The announcement does not describe the terms or scope of the preliminary injunction or the District Court's reasoning, and does not give a timetable for the panel's decision. It does not state how the injunction affects work at Colosseum or the project schedule. Dateline says it will update the market as the case progresses.