( October 21, 2026, 3:39 PM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — A federal magistrate judge in California denied a motion by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and other federal parties to stay the deadline for responding to a motion for summary judgment until after a ruling on motions to dismiss in a lawsuit brought by environmental groups challenging federal approval of permits to drill on public land in the San Joaquin Valley, Calif....