Earlier, Judge George Wu dismissed HBO’s claims that the contract is old and void, and has ruled in favor of the Estate’s request for arbitration. HBO is now appealing that ruling and requested a stay, pending that appeal.
The November 8th hearing was for a ruling on the stay, which was granted to HBO. Charles Thomson wrote a detailed report on the hearing which can be found here: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1192634317937106944.html