The U.S. government’s attempt to stop a lawsuit challenging the legality of the H-1B lottery was rejected Thursday by a federal court judge.

The government tried to get this case dismissed on legal technicalities but failed. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon, in Oregon, denied the government’s dismissal motion in a 24-page ruling.

This case may now be decided quickly. The plaintiffs are seeking a summary judgment with oral arguments schedule in December. If the summary judgment is granted, the lottery could end — the plaintiffs hope — as early as next year.

The case was brought by Tenrec Inc., a web development firm, and Walker Macy LLC, a landscape architecture, urban design and planning firm. Both firms filed petitions to hire a person who needed an H-1B visa, but lost the lottery.

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