Only if they succeed, could officials then try to persuade a judge to let the state seize the company.

But Hub persuaded judges to allow it to stay open.

Generally, it takes very minimal evidence to persuade a judge to hold the suspect for trial.

Splash was reopened on Saturday after the club persuaded a judge to stay the order.

Plaintiffs' lawyers are trying to persuade a judge that the agreement is binding.

Other states with advisory guidelines have had less success in persuading judges to apply them.

This week, they finally persuaded a judge to order prosecutors to re-examine the forensic evidence in the case.

He persuaded a judge to establish buffer zones around 27 clinics.

But state prosecutors declined to endorse the deal and persuaded a judge to hold off approval until they can review it.

He hopes to persuade a judge to force the archdiocese to stick to the settlement agreement.