In federal court just now, Judge Gonzales Rogers ordered all seven Richmond City Council members to appear in Federal Court in an evidentiary hearing at 2:00 PM on December 1 to testify in person under oath about failure to carry out provisions of the Point Molate settlement agreement. She further ordered that there will no communication between or among councilmembers on this subject prior to the hearing.

A report on progress in carrying out the order based on the settlement agreement is due on December 10, 2021.