West Marin farmworkers dealt setback in federal park lawsuit

A federal judge has rejected a petition for a restraining order to preserve farmworker housing in the Point Reyes National Seashore.

Andrew Giacomini, a lawyer who lives in western Marin, sought the order as part of a lawsuit against the National Park Service. The suit aims to prevent the agency from denying lease extensions to dairies and ranches as a means of settling a lawsuit filed by three environmental groups.

U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney denied the petition during a hearing on Dec.