The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer issued the ruling Wednesday, after a state appeals court earlier in the day said the St. Louis Police Officers Association lawsuit was “patently insufficient.”

Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner in August drew up a list of officers who won’t be permitted as primary witnesses in criminal cases. She hasn’t said specifically what prompted the list.

Gardner’s office has said the names were never intended for public distribution.

Union business manager Jeff Roorda says the union will refile the petition.