(November 5, 2021, 8:16 AM EDT) -- BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge in North Dakota on Oct. 19 issued a text order on the docket denying a motion filed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and other federal agencies seeking to disregard portions of a brief filed by the state of North Dakota, which has filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking immediate relief compelling the federal government to hold quarterly fracking lease sales....