Rosenberg's restraining order bid rejected

February 03, 2009 A California Superior Court judge Tuesday rejected a request for a temporary restraining order filed by SAG national president Alan Rosenberg and several confederates because of errors in the petition. The complaint alleges that self-described moderates on SAG's national board "unilaterally co-opted the democratically elected leadership of SAG" and seeks to restore that leadership, including Allen. SAG -- in the strange position of defending itself against an action filed by its own president -- released a statement Tuesday that said, Attorneys for Screen Actors Guild specially appeared in Los Angeles Superior Court this morning in response to notice of an ex parte application for an injunction regarding the written assent of January 26, 2009.

Subscribe to the Hollywood Reporter and see the entertainment industry from its best angle: the inside looking out. Complete access to real-time news and exclusive analysis that goes behind the scenes from film to television, home video to digital media.

   Subscribe now.