On May 26, U.S. District Court Judge Gary Klausner (Los Angeles) revoked one of his own earlier rulings, on whether recall petitions need to be in languages other than English. Back on January 17, 2006, he had invalidated recall petitions in the city of Rosemead, California, because they had been printed only in English. 418 F Supp 2d 1174. But on May 26, he changed his mind and allowed the recall to go forward. His changed stance is due to the fact that an earlier 9th circuit opinion, also requiring other languages on recall petitions, is being reheard, and most observers expect that original ruling to be reversed as well.