To Weaken a Federalist Attempt to Pack the Federal Courts

To weaken a Federalist attempt to pack the federal courts through late-term appointments authorized by the Judiciary Act of 1801, President Jefferson ordered

A) Commissions for new judges not yet delivered to be withheld.
B) New judges to surrender their commissions and cease holding court.
C) The act declared null and void.
D) U.S. marshals to close down federal courts until new legislation passed Congress.