Behind-the-scenes shots show the gymnast leaping around the room and demonstrating perfect splits mid-air, all while in the bare nude.
Howard Matz ordered Google and Perfect 10 to develop a preliminary injunction that reflects both factors.
District Court for the Central District of California said in a ruling last week that was made public on Tuesday.
The order could effectively bar Google from featuring thumbnail pictures -- small versions of photos that are linked to a bigger version of the same picture -- but not limit Google from linking to actual photos which exist on other websites.