( January 6, 2026, 1:46 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The two remaining members of a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 5 denied a petition for panel rehearing or rehearing en banc filed by federal government parties who challenged the panel majority’s September ruling that denied the government’s petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to require the trial court to vacate a discovery order requiring in camera production of reduction-in-force (RIF) and reorganization plans for federal agencies; a full court vote was requested on the petition for rehearing en banc but failed to receive a majority of the votes....