Judge: California Can’t Force Restaurants in County to Shut Down
A judge in California ruled on Thursday that California officials cannot force restaurants to shut down, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
San Diego Superior Court Judge Joel Wohlfeil ruled earlier this week that two strip clubs could stay open despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s strict orders that prompted county officials to try to force closures.
“The County’s issuance of ‘cease-and-desist letters’, and Immediate Closure Orders, to ‘a wide array of business and other activities, including gyms, fitness centers, yoga studios, bars, restaurants, spas, fraternities and sororities, religious entities, and entertainment centers’ does little, if anything, to demonstrate any nexus between businesses with restaurant service, such as Plaintiffs’ establishments, who’ve implemented protocols as directed by the County, and the spread of COVID,” Wohfeil wrote in his 9-page order.