The top Republican in the Pennsylvania Senate told the states Supreme Court on Wednesday that he is refusing to follow a court order asking lawmakers to turn over data to help correct a gerrymandered congressional map.

The letter from Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati was the latest move Republicans have made to slow down the process of redrawing the congressional map, which the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled was in violation of the state constitution earlier this month.

The court is giving lawmakers and Gov. Tom Wolf (D) until Feb. 15 to come up with a new map. If they cant agree on one by then, the court has appointed a special master to get one in place so that the states scheduled election primaries can run smoothly. To help the special master draw a map, the court asked lawmakers to provide data on Pennsylvania municipalities and precincts by noon on Wednesday.

But Scarnati said he would refuse to comply. He said the court was not giving lawmakers a realistic time frame or guidance to redraw the map and was trying to usurp the right the U.S. Constitution gave them to draw congressional lines.

In light of the unconstitutionality of the Courts Orders and the Courts plain intent to usurp the General Assemblys constitutionally delegated role of drafting Pennsylvanias congressional district plan, Senator Scarnati will not be turning over any data identified in the Courts Orders, Brian Paszamant, Scarnatis attorney, wrote in a letter to the court.

Paszamant also said Scarnati did not have some of the data the court was asking for.