Judge calls closed meeting on NC beach driving case

RALEIGH (AP) — A federal judge overseeing the beach driving lawsuit between environmentalists and the National Park Service has called a closed meeting for next week to review the case.

The parties to the lawsuit agreed earlier this week to a settlement that adds new restrictions to protect endangered species in Cape Hatteras National Seashore. U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle still has to approve the settlement.

Boyle issued an order Friday telling the National Park Service to send no more than three people to his Elizabeth City office to go over the information.

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