Marin County Judge James R. Ritchie did the expected thing earlier this week, issuing an injunction on all new repair work at the south end of the North Coast Railroad Authority line.

The judge appears to have thrown the authority a small bone: In his preliminary order, he proposed a cutoff date of Oct. 15, 2007 -- any work contracted after that date would be brought to a halt. In the final version, Ritchie bumps the cutoff date up to Jan. 7, 2008.

Get a copy of Ritchie's ruling here (.pdf).