After opposing it on Friday, December 9, 2011, AT&T reversed course and agreed on Monday, December 12 to join the Department of Justice motion to postpone the antitrust case seeking to enjoin the AT&T/T-Mobile merger. Judge Huvelle granted the joint motion on December 12 and put the case on hold, including the hearing that was set for December 15 and the February 2012 trial date. The court vacated “all pretrial and trial deadlines” in the case, and ordered AT&T and Deutsche Telekom to file a status report by January 12 “describing the status of their proposed transaction, including discussion of whether they intend to proceed with the transaction at issue in this litigation, whether they intend to proceed with another transaction, the status of any related proceedings at the Federal Communications Commission, and their anticipated plans and timetable for seeking any necessary approval from the [FCC].” United States v. AT&T Inc., No. 1:11-cv-01560 (D.D.C.).