U.S. District Court Judge Kristine G. Baker has ordered both sides to discuss how to proceed by May 4, in the case filed by independent candidates for petition relief. Whitfield v Thurston, e.d., 4:20cv-466. The plaintiffs are independent candidates. Their petitions were due May 1. They had made significant petitioning progress before the health crisis, but could not complete their petitions. The lead plaintiff is running for U.s. Senate and he needed 10,000 signatures.