On Friday, a judge in California struck down the governor's attempt to block a law that will mandate minimum staffing ratios at hospitals. During the hearing Sacramento Superior Court Judge Judy Holzer accused attorney's for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of using unsubstantiated claims to blame the new staffing ratios for hospital closures. Schwarzenegger used emergency regulations to try and block a law that will require California hospitals to have one nurse for every five patients. Administration officials and the California Hospital Association had argued that the ratios endanger the public health and hospital finances. The lawsuit was brought against the governor by the California Nurses Association who say that the lower ratios will allow emergency rooms and medical and surgical units provide the necessary care for patients.