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On Thursday, Dec. 17, county lawyers asked Wohlfeil to clarify the ruling and in a brief hearing the judge made it clear: The injunction covers any restaurant.
“The court’s intention is all businesses which provide restaurant services in the county of San Diego are encompassed in the court’s order,” he said.
Shortly after that, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said the state had filed notice it would appeal the ruling. It is unclear if the state will seek a delay — known as a stay — of Wohlfeil’s ruling while the appeal is taken up.
State and county leaders said the restrictions are needed to slow the rampant spread of the disease and preserve an increasingly strained hospital system nearing the breaking point. In a statement Newsom’s press office said that was the reason for pursuing an appeal.