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An Allegheny County judge said that the owners of the Crack’d Egg have “largely chosen their fate,” by remaining closed rather than comply with a covid-19 masking order.
Common Pleas Judge John McVay on Wednesday denied the Brentwood restaurant’s request to stay an order he issued earlier this month requiring it to close or follow covid-19 masking measures pending an appeal.
Following argument from attorneys for Allegheny County and the restaurant, McVay ruled from the bench.
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It is an understatement to say Gov. Tom Wolf’s coronavirus pandemic response has not been universally popular.
While some point to the administration’s restrictions on gatherings, early shutdowns of businesses and schools, mask mandates and other measures as important steps to limit the spread of covid-19, there are plenty of people on the other side of the issue.
There are the people such as Kimberly Waigand, owner of Crack’d Egg in Brentwood, who has fought the masking orders and restaurant capacity limits in her dining room and in court.
The owner of Brentwood’s Crack’d Egg restaurant has filed a motion for a stay pending an appeal to Commonwealth Court. The motion filed Friday said that a decision by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge John McVay last week is contrary to a federal court ruling in September that found Gov.