Despite a direct court order demanding animal rights activists to surrender Brutus, there was no dog produced at Wednesday’s hearing. There was also no contempt charge taken despite the fact the judge believes the defendants are in contempt. And now, there’s no judge to hear the case or lawyer for the plaintiff as they have both withdrawn from the case leaving the lawsuit of Joe D. Curtis versus Clay and Tammy Lerch back at the starting gate more than four months after it began.