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Ordinarily, a party that's unhappy with a judge ordering discovery and taking testimony would not be able to run to an appellate court and say, "You can't allow them to take testimony."

On Wednesday, three California appellate judges signed an order that paused last week’s ruling by a lower court judge, which stripped CBS of its distribution duties for the iconic shows.

"We plan to seek immediate appellate relief," he shared on social media.

The ruling upends the orders of district court and appellate judges who had paused the deportations and said the administration had overstepped its power.

Arguing for the government, Department of Justice appellate attorney Daniel Winik raised numerous objections to Carter’s interpretation of arcane federal regulations, the rules for declaring a class and the nature of a trust.