December 21, 2020 8:40 PMLegal
- By
LOS ANGELES—Last week, as AVN reported, a judge in San Diego County ruled that two strip clubs there may open their doors in defiance of orders to remain closed from Governor Gavin Newsom (pictured), as part of the state’s COVID-19 pandemic health restrictions.
But now, a three-judge appeals court panel has blocked the lower court judge’s order, forcing the strip clubs to remain closed. Last week, San Diego Superior Court Judge Joel Wohlfeil held that his ruling not only applied to the two clubs — Cheetahs Gentlemen’s Club and Pacers Showgirls International — but to any establishment, strip club or not, providing “restaurant service.”