All his order on Sunday said was that they could start the recounting early.
Now he’s said that Jill’s recount request itself hasn’t any merit.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3502522/posts?page=51#51
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3502522/posts?page=57#57
H/t civilwarbrewing
Actually, it said keep counting until I say stop. He gave her more than she asked for at the time. Sometime late she filed new motions before the judge, or new arguments, asking for a federally ordered recount in contravention of Mi State court. That's what took the judge so long to deal with, and is why the hearing appeared to go off the rails. He is obliged to address her arguments, and she made a mess of new ones in the last 24 hours.