Earlier, the Clog said the tree-sit would be over soon, and lo and behold, Judge Barbara Miller hath delivered. An injunction that prevented the university from building on the oak grove will be lifted in a week, enough time for the university’s opponents to appeal.

But what’s more interesting is the judge’s decision about court costs—it’s no secret that the university has “wasted” trillions, maybe even hundreds of thousands (seriously, they haven’t spent trillions) of dollars on this whole mess, and Judge Miller decided that the city of Berkeley, the California Oak Foundation, and the Panoramic Hill Association must pay for 85 percent of the university’s court costs.

But will this stop the tree people? Probably not. After all, there are other ways of fighting the university than hanging out in trees all day.

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JUDGE LIFTS INJUNCTION ON ATHLETIC CENTER CONSTRUCTION [Daily Cal]
UC Berkeley can build athletic training center, judge rules [Chron]
Earlier: Tree-Sit Almost Over! Then Again, That’s What We Said Last Time

After the University of California’s incessant begging, Judge Barbara Miller promised that she would rule “soon” on their request for her to OK immediate construction of the Memorial Stadium’s planned sports facility. As soon as she gives the green light, it’s official–the university won–but what does “soon” mean? And does a ruling mean the last of tree-sitters will finally depart?

Not exactly. Although if you haven’t been keeping up with the story, newbie “Jeff Muskrat” already left the trees last week due to a death in the family. Now we’re down to three.

Strip away all the drama, and you can see just how much money the university wasted on this fiasco. However, there may be some good news on that front–according to CBS5, “Miller indicated she was also considering an order that the university be reimbursed for some of its legal costs during the protracted court battle.” Such a nice lady.

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Judge To Rule Soon On UC Berkeley Oak Grove Case [CBS5]
Tree-Sitter Leaves Oak Grove [Daily Cal]
Earlier: Tree-Sitters: Now With More Calories, Sitters