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A judge has granted a request by Oregon State and Washington State for a temporary restraining order to prevent departing Pac-12 schools from meeting until it can be determined who has the right to be on the disintegrating conference’s board of directors. The ruling came from a judge in Whitman County Superior Court in Washington state. Oregon State and Washington State want full control over decision making for the conference as the only schools committed beyond the current school year. The other 10 schools are leaving for other leagues next summer.

A judge has granted a request by Oregon State and Washington State for a temporary restraining order to prevent departing Pac-12 schools from meeting until it can be determined who has the right to be on the disintegrating conference’s board of directors. The ruling came from a judge in Whitman County Superior Court in Washington state. Oregon State and Washington State want full control over decision making for the conference as the only schools committed beyond the current school year. The other 10 schools are leaving for other leagues next summer.

The ruling did not determine which schools have voting rights; that comes next.

A judge granted a request by Oregon State and Washington State for a temporary restraining order on Monday to prevent departing Pac-12 members from meeting until it can be determined who has the right to chart the future of the disintegrating conference.

The conference cannot convene the board of directors until the court decides which schools have voting rights.