New Prague bar that disregarded Walz shutdown order settles lawsuit
The bar was cited for several violations late last year.
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A Scott County bar has agreed to pay a $15,000 fine in a lawsuit settlement with the Office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.
St. Patrick's Tavern & Restaurant in New Prague was sued by the AG for opening to indoor dining service when Gov. Tim Walz used an executive order to temporarily shut down indoor service at bars and restaurants statewide from Nov. 20, 2020 to Jan. 10, 2021 in response to spiking COVID-19 cases.
The AG's office said it found the eatery in violation of the order on multiple occasions, namely when it accused St. Patrick's of serving "several hundred customers indoors" on Dec. 18-19. Those violations prompted the lawsuit.