Tuesday, a judge denied a request to halt talks between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and Hollywood's major studios concerning labor contracts, which had been postponed and stalled for a while.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Chalfant stated that those who wanted a temporary restraining order, among whom the president of the Screen Actors Guild, had the option to file their request again, after they had amended it, which is likely to happen as soon as Thursday.

On Tuesday, the SAG, representing approximately 120,000 film and television actors, alongside the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), representing the major Hollywood studios, had been expected to resume talks regarding labor contracts.

The negotiations were delayed Monday, when SAG president Alan Rosenberg and First Vice President Anne-Marie Johnson informed they would be taking the matter of chief contract negotiator Doug Allen having been excluded to court.

Their intention was to file a legal action aiming at reinstating Allen, which is why they requested a temporary restraining in order to block any further talks until a decision was to be made regarding their lawsuit.

Unfortunately, Judge Chalfant denied their motion on the grounds of a technicality.

Sonia Lee, an attorney for Rosenberg, revealed that plaintiffs were to amend the motion and refile in on Thursday, newspaper Daily Variety informed.

For the time being, an exact date to resume the talks has yet to be set.

The SAG members have been devoid of a film and prime-time TV contract on June 30, when their old one expired.