University of California General Counsel Charles Robinson made the following statement today (March 6) after an Alameda County Superior Court judge ordered the University of California to withhold a UC Davis task force report on the pepper-spray incident at the campus at least until a hearing scheduled for March 16:

"We are obviously disappointed that public disclosure of the findings and recommendations of the task force chaired by former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso has been delayed. The work of the task force represents a crucial step forward for the UC Davis campus as it attempts to move beyond the events of Friday, Nov. 18.

"The task force has worked diligently to provide the UC Davis community and the public at large with a full, expeditious accounting of the incidents in question.

"In granting the temporary restraining order requested by a UC campus police union attorney, Judge Evelio M. Grillo emphasized that he was not ruling on the merits, but only preserving the status quo until the hearing on March 16.

"We look forward to the next round, and we will fight vigorously in court to ensure that the task force report sees public light as soon as possible."